GEM scones

for anyone that's new - these are old family recipes from mum's handwritten notebooks - the kind of things I grew up on as a kid and she grew up on when she was a kid - enjoy!

1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 large cup self raising flour
1/2 cup milk
vanilla

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add milk and egg, then sifted flour.

Have gem irons heated and greased. Cook in hot oven about 10 minutes.

CREAM scones

from the handwritten family cookbook - translated for your taste pleasure

2 cups Self Raising flour
1 x 300g carton cream
1 heaped tablespoon icing sugar
1 beaten egg

Knead the above ingredients lightly and cut into scones.

Bake in hot oven 10 to 15 minutes.

LEMONADE scones

OK I have a confession to make - I don't drink lemonade, therefore I haven't ever had any in the home to try this recipe! However, it seems very simple and it is in mum's favourites cookbook which means its been tried by someone in the family:


Combine 1 cup thickened cream, and 375ml can of lemonade. Fold into 4 cups Self Raising Flour. Cut into rounds and place on greased tray.

Bake in moderate oven 15 - 20 minutes.


By the way, if you do try it, please let me know how it goes ... the liquid to flour proportions seem right, the air bubbles should help raising, the lemonade would sweeten ... wondering if I should go and buy a can of lemonade just for the heck of it!

PUMPKIN scones

I promised it and here it is - mum's PUMPKIN SCONE recipe

1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup cold mashed pumpkin
2 cups self raising flour
1 egg
milk if necessary

Beat butter and sugar, add egg, pumpkin, and then flour. Shape into scones. Pat together place on greased flat tray. Bake in hot oven for 10 minutes.

Enjoy while hot!