Scone recipes
Scones are budget-friendly, simple to make and delicious. Make a cream tea with our classic scone recipe or try something savoury with our best ever cheese scones.
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Nicola Lamb’s flaky cheese and pickle scones
Cheese scones get the flaky treatment. Rye flour and gherkins in the layers gives these scones a deli-sandwich energy, welcome at any picnic.
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Cottage cheese and chive scones
Cottage cheese gives these deliciously savoury scones a subtle tang, amped up with a little kick of chilli.
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Cheese and mixed herb scones
Cherie Denham's cheese scones are the ultimate treat with vegetable soup – a marriage of tangy cheese and herbs strewn over a soft scone.
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Fruit scones
If you’re in need of a classic fruit scone recipe, look no further than this foolproof option made with buttermilk. These fluffy scones can be ready in 30 minutes, and you can use sultanas or raisins - whichever you have to hand.
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Afternoon tea recipes
Cheddar, chive and Marmite scones
Take your cheese scone game to the next level with Debora Robertson's easy recipe for flaky and light cheddar, chive and Marmite scones.
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Pizza recipes
Watercress and tomato scone-based ‘pizza’
We've flavoured our pizza-with-a-scone-base, with watercress and cheddar cheese for a tasty twist and topped it with seasonal cherry tomatoes.
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Limoncello and blueberry scones
Not sure whether the jam or the cream comes first? Avoid the issue completely with our limoncello and blueberry scones – perfect for afternoon tea.Â
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Easy scones
Make our easy recipe for classic freshly-baked scones next time you want to treat yourself or someone special to afternoon tea.
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Brunch recipes
Cinnamon drop scones with honeyed butter
These light and fluffy drop scones are served warm, topped with a generous slick of salted honey butter. It's a dream of a breakfast.
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The ultimate cheese scones
These light and fluffy cheese scones are easy to make and topped with a toasted cheese crust. A delicious savoury treat for afternoon tea.
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Peter Gordon’s cheese scones
Peter Gordon perfected his scone recipe at his restaurant The Providores. Enjoy warm from the oven or the next day, toasted and buttered.
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Blueberry scones
The fresh blueberries used in these scones offer welcome pockets of sweetness. Serve with jam and cream - the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea.
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Pistachio and rosewater scones
Eric Lanlard adds fragrant rosewater and pistachios to the classic British scones recipe for a Middle-Eastern spin on afternoon tea.
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Lemon sugar cube scones
These lemon scones are topped with lemon-soaked sugar cubes that melt into a chewy crust. They're fab for afternoon tea or Mother's Day.
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Cauliflower recipes
Cauliflower cheese soup with mustard seed and cheddar scones
Cauliflower cheese soup...All the cheesy and wonderful flavours of a cauliflower cheese blended into a smooth and creamy soup.
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Apricot, cranberry and almond whipped cream scones
These wonderfully light scones are made with whipped cream, honey, dried apricots and cranberry for a fruity twist on classic cream tea.
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