These scones make such a wonderful afternoon treat. They taste lovely served with cream, strawberry jam and a pot of tea.
Regardless of how you pronounce them, scones are the star of an elegant afternoon tea. If you love scones, I also have a recipe for the famous 3 ingredient Lemonade Scones on my website, which is even easier to make than this.
Common Questions
Scones are best enjoyed on the day they are made, but can be stored for 1-2 days in an airtight container.
Yes - let them cool completely and transfer them to a resealable bag or airtight container before freezing for up to 1 month. Defrost for 1 hour at room temperature, then warm them in the oven.
Don't over knead the dough. Scones only require light kneading, otherwise they will not rise and you lose that light, fluffy texture.
📖 Recipe
Thermomix Scones
Ingredients
- 350 g self raising flour plus extra for dusting
- 100 g unsalted butter fridge cold and cubed
- 50 g caster sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 160 g full cream milk
- 1 tablespoon milk to glaze
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F (200°C fan) and line a large baking tray with baking paper.
- Add the self-raising flour and cold butter to the Thermomix bowl. Mix for 15 sec/speed 5. The mixture will resemble fine breadcrumbs.
- Add the caster sugar, salt and milk. Mix for 5 sec/speed 3.5 to just combine. Then knead for 20 sec/dough setting, until the dough just starts to come together.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gently bring it together with your hands. Gently roll it 3-4cm thick (just move the rolling pin over no more than 3-4 times). Cut into rounds with a 5 cm floured cutter, pressing straight down without twisting.
- Place the scones on the lined tray, brush tops with a little milk, and bake for 12 minutes, until golden and risen. Bake for a minute or two extra if needed.
- Let the scones cool on the tray for a few minutes then transfer to a baking rack to cool completely. The scones can be served warm.
Lia Saunders says
Hi Vicki Just wondering, do you think these would work if I refrigerated the dough for a couple of hours before bringing to room temp and baking?
Vicki says
Hi Lia, Yes, this will work. Another method is to precut the dough into rounds, place them on a baking tray, and refrigerate them until they're ready to be baked. Vicki
Kathryn Davies says
I’ve made these a few times now and they are definitely my favourite recipe. Very easy to make and they turn out beautifully fluffy every time. A real hit with my kids. Thank you for sharing.
Vicki says
Thank you Kathryn! I'm so glad you enjoyed them. Vicki.
Lyn says
Thank you for the conversions you do for Thermomix
Great recipes and family love them,
Your efforts encourage me to convert favourite recipes to Thermomix 💐
Vicki says
Hi Lyn, thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoy them. Vicki xx
Irene Finbow says
I am surprised how good this recipe is. The scones came out perfect. Thanks for sharing.
Vicki says
Thank you so much Irene! I'm glad you enjoyed these xx
Julie Mahomed says
I made this scone recipe, admittedly I didn’t read the recipe properly threw everything in together. I did the first mix amount then did the dough knead for a minute. Used 100g of wholemeal SR flour & plain flour for remainder of SR flour in recipe. I then needed to add extra baking powder because of the plain flour, I used 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder. Scones were light & tasted yummy 😋.
Vicki says
Glad you liked them Julie!