Very Good Eggless Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

400 g flour
100 g sugar
150 g butter
200 g whipping cream
10 g baking powder
1 pinch salt
20 g raisins
1/2 vanilla bean
1 pinch cinnamon
1/2 lemon, zest of

Preparation

Sieve the flour with the baking powder in a bowl and keep aside.
Now, use a wooden spoon to soften the butter and combine the same with the sugar until they are thoroughly mixed.
Stir in the cinnamon, vanilla bean and lemon zest.
Now, fold in the flour.
Once this is half mixed, add the cream and continue to mix the dough until it is all combined and holds together.
Mix in the raisins.
Roll out the dough to a thickness of 1 inch.
Use a cutter to cut 10 round scones from it.
Place the scones on a greased baking tray.
Allow them to rest, covered, in a refrigerator, overnight.
Bake the scones (cold as they are from the refrigerator) in a pre-heated oven at 180C for 20-25 minutes or until golden and done.
Serve warm with fresh Devonshire cream and strawberry jam.
Enjoy!