I need your absolute best & idiot proof scone recipe & teeny tiny sandwich filling ideas !

[Lulumama]

for street party.

want light fluffy but big scones and lots of teeny tiny sandwiches, for a fancy shmancy afternoon tea

your recipes and sandwich ideas will be v gratefully received!

thank you x

I bake for coffee mornings and usually x4 the recipe....then it makes around 60 scones.

Plain scones.
8oz self raising flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 teasponn sugar
2 oz butter (always butter, far nicer)
1 egg
milk

I usually measure out all dry ingredients and butter and rub together until fine crumbs, add beaten egg with a splash of milk then with a fork mix into a dough, add more milk (sorry alwys use my eye) until the mixture is stretchy airbubbly dough. Gently tip out (I usually make it a little sticky) onto a floured surface and quickly shape then press out (not roll) about an inch thick, try not to handle the dough too much. Shape and bake in a hot oven, about 170 in my gas oven, usually only takes about 10 mins and they're still cooking after you take them out.
Hope this works for you, and you understand my babble! Good luck.

wow ! that's a lot of scones.... thank you , will try that.. I think in the past I have overcooked them, so thanks for the reminder about them still cooking !

much appreciated

Pinwheel sarnis? They're a faff but look lovely. How to here - although there's aren't very pretty looking! I do contrasting colour bread and filling - so brown bread with philly & chives, white bread with tuna mayo or Nigella's butter/marmite filling

what a great idea ! I remember doing the butter/marmite thing for one of the DCs partys years ago.. it's fab !

These are foolproof, always get hoovered up at cricket teas www.nigella.com/recipes/view/basic-scones-3095

thank you, I shall check that out later !

This one has always worked for me:

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/12347/easy-fluffy-scones