In celebration of the fact that January and with it the pretense that I’m on a diet is well and truly over, I thought I’d share my favorite scone recipe. I love making scones, because they’re so easy and quick, but people are always impressed when you offer them around. They are also extremely robust and will come out well even if your oven isn’t as even as it could be, or won’t go as hot as you want it – both common problems in a caravan! If you don’t have a caravan oven, these are still ideal – they’ll keep extremely well, so just pop them in something airtight, and when you want to eat them, either spread with cream and jam as they are or split them and lightly toast them (kids love to do this over a campfire!) before buttering and serving to grateful friends and family! 
Note – even my friend C does not keep a set of food scales in her motor home, so the measurements are supplied in cups. You can get proper measuring cups, but if you don’t have any, you want a smallish teacup – a little less than a normal mug.
2 Cups self raising flour
2 Generous tablespoons of sugar
3 Tablespoons of salted butter
1 Medium egg
Half a cup of milk, though you may need a little more
- Stir the flour and sugar together in the biggest bowl you have.
- Cut the butter into small chunks and drop into the flour. Use your thumb and fingers in a rubbing motion to mix the butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs. The colder you had the butter the easier this stage will be.
- Stir in any extras you want to add (see below).
- Stir in the egg.
- Add your milk gradually, stirring, until a think dough is formed. You may need a little more milk here. Bear in mind that the scones will be nicer if you use full fat milk.
- Pull off egg sized chunks of the dough and squash into a flat disk with your hand. Place on a greased baking tray.
- Bake at around 200 degrees Celsius for around twenty minutes, or until they’re springy and golden.
Extras
If you have any other ingredients around, or you want to make your scones more of a treat, you can put in a handful of dried fruit or some grated cheese (leave out the sugar if you do this). You can even put in chocolate chips and serve them spread with Nutella – a very special treat for kids. And maybe adults like that more than they’re admitting too…
As always, cooking, especially in a caravan, brings dangers, and these should always be insured against with caravan insurance .
