Scone help PLEASE!

[EvenPhilip]

For the love of God can someone furnish me with a recipe for a good scone?
I cannot make one that doesn't look like a very depressed and tasteless rock cake.

Oh and I don't twist before someone suggests it.

BBC good food classic scones with jam and clotted cream. Just handle and roll the dough as little as possible and roll it out thick.

Watching with interest. Paul Hollywood's scones were my latest disappointment.

Scones are easy. As fishon says minimum handling of the dough. If you're still having problems Tesco/Sainsburys etc sell perfectly acceptable scones.

Keep it all cold, roll out very thick and eat ASAP.i use Delia recipie but roll out more thickly than she says

It was the BBC one's which were this afternoon's disaster

downtonabbeycooks.com/recipe/the-ultimate-magic-scone-recipe/ or the Mary Berry is good www.maryberry.co.uk/recipes/baking/devonshire-scones

Use good quality ingredients

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Check your oven temperature. Make sure it is properly at temp before putting scones in.

Keep it all cold, roll out very thick and eat ASAP.i use Delia recipie but roll out more thickly than she says

Eat ASAP - but not straight out the oven, allow to cool a bit.

BBC good food classic scones with jam and clotted cream. Just handle and roll the dough as little as possible and roll it out thick.

That one never fails for me either BBC Classic scones

Was the mixture really wet for the BBC scones, OP? I use that recipe, but find I have to have the mixture really sticky, so I have to put a lot of flour on my hands just to pick up the dough. Also I don't roll it out with a rolling pin, just press it gently with my hands. They wouldn't win a prize at a county show, but they are very light and fluffy.

If you can get lard, there's a National Trust teatime recipe that has half butter and half lard and makes super light scones.

Was going to recommend Paul Hollywood recipe, but seen that hadn't worked for you. Bit of an old article but any help here?

Absolutely agree with PP's tips and also if you are using a baking powder, just check it is fresh and not accidentally damp. I've had fails with out of date baking powder before.

My scones were always shit til I tried this recipe and now they are clouds of loveliness. The dough should be quite wet and don't handle it too much. Good luck!

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/buttermilk-scones

Try Nigella’s recipe from Domestic Goddess. Works every time for me.

I second @karmakameleon.

Do you use sour milk?

When I get out from under the dog, I will find my recipe - it is from the penguin cookbook, and has never let me down.

Have used buttermilk , ingredients are good quality but I will check dates on baking powder etc.
Will try some of the other suggestions though.
Thanks 👍

Don't roll the dough, pat it out gently.

Delia Smith - I follow her recipe to the letter, Always have perfect scones. They are the only things I can bake

I've used the bbc good food recipe as already above.

Didn't roll out the dough though, handle as little as possible

The Paul Hollywood recipe is the only one that turns out reliably amazing scones for me. The best tip is to not twist the scones when you cut them to but to cut them clean.

Also he uses strong white flour rather than normal flour and that seems to make them rise better. My scones were always a flat disaster before discovering his recipe.

www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/paul_hollywoods_scones_70005

Oh! No twisting! Top tip. Cheers!