OK - there´s the difference, evidently, between "British" and "US" scones - which doesn´t surprise me at all. A month or so ago, a chef friend asked me to investigate how to make the "perfect" scone . (Perfect, of course, doesn´t exist
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In general terms, a "British" scone has more flour, about the same amount of butter, more sugar, and less milk (or buttermilk). 60% flour, 13% butter,7% sugar, 20% milk. "British" scones usually have eggs in them; "US" scones do not. "British" scones never use cream; the cream goes on top, along with the jam/jelly. A really exciting British scone may use raisins or sultanas; "US" scone are far more creative - orange peel, spices, dried fruit, etc.
The bottom line? It´s what ever rocks your boat, and British cooking is, generally, pretty conservative . (
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