Biscuits with Stone Fruit
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
35 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
12
- Ingredients
- 3 cups self-rising flour (sifted)
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter
- 0.333 cup superfine caster sugar
- 1 ¼ cups Buttermilk
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- milk
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saltPreparation steps
1.
Preheat the oven to 220°C (200° fan) 425°F gas 7. Lightly flour a baking tray.
2.
Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl. Lightly rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar.
3.
Quickly stir in the buttermilk and vanilla to form a soft dough.
4.
Turn out on to a lightly floured surface. Knead lightly until smooth and pat out to 4 cm | 1 1/4" thickness. Stamp out rounds using a 5 cm | 2" cookie cutter. Re-roll the trimmings and cut out more rounds.
5.
Place on the baking tray and brush the tops with milk. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden and well risen.
6.
Serve warm with stewed plums and whipped cream.
