BE-RO Victoria Scones

Ingredients

• 8-ozs. BE-RO FLOUR
• Half Teaspoonful SALT
• 2-ozs. LARD
• 2-ozs. SUGAR
• 8 Glacé CHERRIES
• One EGG (Beat, and put aside a tablespoonful for the tops)
• MILK (to make a soft dough)

Method

1. 1

   Mix the Flour and Salt in a basin, and rub in the Lard with the finger tips.

2. 2

   Mix in the Sugar, and stir in with a knife the beaten Egg and Milk, making a soft dough.

3. 3

   Turn on to a floured board and divide into four portions.

4. 4

   Roll into rounds about half-an-inch thick, and place on a greased baking sheet.

5. 5

   Make deep right-angle cuts across the tops with a knife, almost into quarters.

6. 6

   Brush over with beaten Egg, and place half a Cherry in the centre of each quarter.

7. 7

   Bake in a hot oven (425°-450° F.) about 15 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Be-Ro home recipes (1940) by Thomas Bell & Son Ltd, page 1. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Half Teaspoonful SALT. CURRANTS (or, as a 1$-0zs. LARD. change, SULTANAS). One Tablespoonful One EGG (Beat, and put SUGAR. aside a tablespoonful MILK (to make a soft dough). for the tops). Mix the Flour and Salt in a basin, and rub in the Lard with the finger tips. Mix in the Sugar and Currants. Then stir in with a knife the beaten Egg and sufficient Milk to make a soft dough. (Handle lightly, do not over-knead.) Roll out to thickness of about half an inch, and cut in rounds with a scone cutter (24-inch cutter should make 14 Scones). Place on a greased baking sheet, and brush over tops with beaten Egg. BAKE IN A HOT OVEN (425°-450° F.) about 10 minutes. BE-RO p fain Scones 8-ozs. BE-RO FLOUR. MILK (to make a soft Half Teaspoonful SALT. dough). 14-ozs. LARD. Make the same way as the Rich Scones, without the Sugar, Currants, and Egg. Brush over tops with Milk. PAGE 6 BE-RO Lest ° e a ss Victoria i Scones ae 8-ozs. BE-RO FLOUR. ~ One EGG (Beat, and put Half Teaspoonful SALT. aside a tablespoonful 2-ozs. LARD. for the tops). 2-ozs. SUGAR. MILK (to make a soft 8 Glacé CHERRIES

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