Sister X had got the lurgy this week so she couldn’t come along to Sister Y’s for a lemon fest – we had the fave Aldi special again and I’d made lemon scones under the pretence that they were for my husband and the workmen doing our kitchen up when they were actually for us … cunning!  Despite the fact that I’m always baking cakes, I think I’ve only ever made scones once before so it was a ‘fingers crossed’ effort!

• 350g plain flour
• pinch salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 85g butter, cubed
• 3 tbs sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 150ml milk (the ‘classic scone’ recipe I was loosely following said 175ml but I wanted to add an egg as I had loads to use up so I put slightly less in)
• zest of 1 lemon
• beaten egg for glazing

1. Combine the flour, salt and baking powder and rub in the butter until you have fine breadcrumbs.
2. Stir in the sugar and lemon zest.
3. Heat the milk until just warm (about 20/30 seconds in a microwave).
4. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and mix in the beaten egg and milk until you have a soft dough.
5. Tip the dough out onto a floured surface and work it just a little until it all comes together.
6. Pat or gently roll it out until about 3cm deep and get cutting! (a 5cm round cutter should get you about 8 scones but you can go bigger or smaller depending on preference).
7. Place on a lined baking tray and cook for 12 minutes or until golden.

To serve

Lemon Curd

• zest and juice of 2 lemons
• 100g sugar
• 50g butter
• 2 eggs, beaten

1. Place zest, juice, butter and sugar in a pan and melt over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved and the butter has melted.
2. Whisk in the beaten eggs and keep gently whisking over the heat until thick.  Easy peasy!

. . . . add some whipped cream and you’re good to go!!  Enjoy.