Move over Margaret Fulton!

This morning I decided to bake scones after my driving lesson. The reason? Well, last week I was given a gift of citrus marmalade from Stanthorpe. Lovely! But, those who know me well would be aware that I do not mix sweet and savoury - for me, this means no sweet spread (i.e. marmalade) on savoury bases (i.e. bread or English muffins). I don't even do fruit toast, because I hate dried fruit. Do you see my dilemma?! So, in order to enjoy this tasty gift, I needed to make scones or pikelets. I've never made scones before, so I figured I'd give it a try. Margaret Fulton helped a little...

Margaret only said to use a 4cm cutter. This sounded very small to me, but I complied with her wishes. The resulting scones did rise considerably, but I still consider them to be little. Mini scones, if you will. Maybe I kneaded the dough too much? Or maybe back when Margaret wrote her scone recipe they weren't intended to be super-sized like most food is now. In any case, I'm pleased with them.

Margaret kindly suggested that I wrap them in a tea towel when hot to make nice, soft scones. I obliged. Then I decided to sample a warm one with citrus marmalade. Delicious. Maybe if I get really adventurous (and decadent) I'll whip up some cream for afternoon tea.