Huge scones

[Crispynoodle]

Where I live in Northern Ireland most bakeries sell wonderful huge fluffy light scones in various flavours. Almost as big as my hand. I can't seem to make them does anyone know how?

Use more scone dough, cut them thicker.

Use self raising flour plus baking powder.

My DM used to make huge scones ( expert level NI church scone baker) and I wish I had learnt from her before she passed away.

Buttermilk , baking powder and soda bread flour were involved.

Scones in NI are wild. I agree.

....but at the same time they're so big I think I actually find them mildly threatening. You don't really need a meal.

I haven't seen them anywhere else- and part of me is secretly glad. Though if you handed me one of the giant monsters now I'd absolutely eat it, all covered in melted butter.

*not answering your question, I realise. Sorry.

But I do have strong opinions on NI scones.

The talk of NI bakeries has filled me within a need to search out the NI traybake thread.

…and confess I found a pack of Irwin’s wheaten bread in Waitrose on Sunday and ate it all in 2fays!

I've made massive scones by using a larger cutter and getting half the amount out of the dough

I make big fluffy ones by not rolling them out or usi g a cutter.

I hand form them straight from the mixing bowl.
and avoid overworking the dough this way too.

It may seem obvious, but pre-heating the baking tray is key to getting a good rise.

You need to cut them bigger, it's not an ordinary size scone that suddenly morphs in the oven to giant size, you have to start with a much bigger piece of dough. Hate them myself, would prefer to eat two of a more reasonable size.

Not obvious at all, I'd never heard that. Will definitely give it a go!