Scones...do you put eggs in yours?

[Overseasmom100]

Want to do a batch Mary Berry puts eggs in hers!!!! Not come across this before

Yes I always have.

No

NO

but I know a lot of recipes do

No

No.

Will stick to the bbc recipe I think need to save my eggs

Yes.

Just a bit of butter usually, but sometimes jam and clotted cream

No

I use the Bero book recipe which does use egg, but Good Food have a recipe without egg here www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/classic-scones-jam-clotted-cream (you can brush with milk instead of egg)

Yes in times of plenty- not when eggs are scarce (just extra milk to replace the egg)

Yes, but I don't put milk in.

Never. Rub fat into flour and a wee bit of sugar, mix into dough with milk. Egg only to birch on top to glaze.

Innitogether that's the only recipie book I use for baking these days - much better success rate than others

Actually I've just looked at the be-ro book and there is a scone recipe without egg

No, never have. I’ve been baking scones for 45 years!! My aunt taught me when I was tiny. I use her recipe.

I think they are better without egg.

Yes. I use the Mary Berry recipe and it’s the nicest I’ve tried. I’m a scone queen! 👸

No, if there are eggs (except maybe to glaze) in the recipe then they aren't scones.

Be-ro rich scones recipe gives the method for cooking the plain scones above

We made scones for the first time this week using the Mary Berry recipe and I have nothing to compare it with but they are amazing!

I used not to put egg in. Then I suddenly lost the knack, somehow. Tried Delia's recipe, which has an egg and quite a lot of butter.

8oz SR, 3oz butter, 1 egg, possibly a little milk. When cutting into scones, don't twist the cutter but press it straight down. Dust the top with a little flour to keep the steam in (or glaze with egg). 15 min at 200 C or gas 6.

I make cheese scones, I have all the ingredients, plus cheese. I feel some baking coming on...

*including cheese

BLASPHEMY!!

I usually use the Bero plain recipe without eggs, but when times were hard I used to make the Bero Rich recipe (no sugar) and use the dough as a quick pizza base, probably sacrilege I know!
Yeast wasn't always easy to find years ago, and the scone/pizza base used to give a finished pizza very like a deep pan pizza. None of the children it was served to ever complained!