Friday, July 30, 2021

Not Another Scone Recipe! Traditional Afternoon Tea Scones from Vicki Delany


Here's mine.



Traditional British Afternoon Tea Scones as served at Tea by the Sea


2 cups all purpose flour, plus more for work surface

4  tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

85g butter (6 tbsp), cut into cubes

3 tbsp. sugar

¾ cup milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

Squeeze of lemon juice (approx. ½ tsp)


1)   Heat oven to 425 F

2)  Combine flour with baking powder and salt




6)   Put a baking sheet into the oven




1     Rework the remaining dough and continue to cut into circles









  1. Thank you! All scone recipes are welcome additions to my collection.

  2. Lovely. More temptations for eating!
    I gather the scones are "short" enough that the pan doesn't need greasing or parchment paper?
    Is there an "official" difference between scones that are cut this way (round) and those that are cut as triangles? Just wondering where the difference comes from.

    1. I use a silicon baking sheet, no greasing etc required. As for circles vs. triangle, triangles seem to be American. Scones in UK are always round (at least they used to be)

    2. Interesting. And curious.

  3. I'm reading Tea and Treachery now. It's so good and the descriptions of the baked goods, always make me hungry. 😋

  4. Thanks Denise. I'm glad you are enjoying it.

  5. You can never have too many scone recipes from trusted sources! Thanks, Vicki.