Made for sharing: High tea with lemon-hibscus scones By Maria Zizka Published: 00:02 BST, 2 May 2021 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 2 May 2021 These lemony scones are glazed with vivid fuchsia icing. The beautiful natural color comes from dried hibiscus flowers, which you can buy online (alternatively, you can use a hibiscus tea bag). … Read more
Afternoon delights: Classic scones By Roger Pizey Published: 00:01 BST, 18 April 2021 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 18 April 2021 Fresh baked from the oven, classic British scones are one of the great scents on earth. You can add a vanilla pod, split and scraped into the sugar before mixing, to add a lovely lift. … Read more
Afternoon delights: Courgette and thyme scones By Roger Pizey Published: 00:02 BST, 18 April 2021 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 18 April 2021 Simple to make, these scones also keep well without drying out, thanks to then courgette in the mixture. Serve with hard cheese and tomato chutney. MAKES 8 scones TEA MATCH A rich and … Read more
Woman who’s given up cakes for Lent sparks fierce debate by asking if scones are banned because they’re a ‘type of bread’ – so, what do YOU think? UK-based woman sparked a debate about scones being either bread or cakes Posting on Facebook, Melanie Baker explained she has given up cakes for lent Responses reassured … Read more
Sophie Wessex earned herself a Pudsey badge this week after baking 55 scones for BBC Children in Need. The Countess, 55, gave royal fans a glimpse of her kitchen at Bagshot Park in Surrey, where she resides with her husband Prince Edward and their children Lady Louise Windsor, 17, and James, Viscount Severn, 12, as … Read more
Traveller discovers the ‘best scones in the world’ in an unlikely Australian town – and says the fluffy ‘melt in your mouth’ treats are ‘light as a cloud’ An Australian travel expert visited Ricardoes Tomatoes on the NSW north coast The tomato and strawberry farm also services a cafe called Red for tourists Located just north … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK AGENT SONYA by Ben Macintyre (Viking £25, 416 pp) Her scones were the envy of the Oxfordshire hamlet of Great Rollright, where the friendly woman known as Mrs Burton lived in a stone farmhouse. In her late 30s, she moved there with her three children and husband Len just after the … Read more
Scones fit for a Queen! The Royal Family’s pastry chef shares the recipe to her famous afternoon tea after this year’s garden parties are cancelled (and the trick is to put jam on FIRST) The Queen’s pastry chefs have shared the recipe for Her Majesty’s fruit scones Scones are usually served at the garden parties … Read more