Scones (English Biscuits)

Scones are round shaped rolls, popular in the cuisine of the United Kingdom, its origin is Scottish. They can be round, triangular and square and are accompanied by almost anything (jam, honey, cream cheese, butter, whipped cream, berries, etc) and are often eaten at breakfast or in the afternoon with tea.

Ingredients:

For the scones:
2 cups self-rising flour
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp. sugar
1 pinch of salt
40 g salted butter
1/4 cup wheat bran
1/4 cup ground flax seed

For the chocolate glaze:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp. Natural cocoa powder
1 tbsp. butter (smooth consistency but not melted)
2 tbsp hot milk

Procedure:
For the Scones:
Sift flour into a large bowl and add sugar, salt, bran and flax seed.
Add the butter to the flour and integrate with the fingertips to form a nearly sandy texture.
Add milk and water to the flour and mix until well blended.
Place dough on a floured surface and knead a few more minutes.
A roller stretching the dough leaving at least 2 cm thick.
With a round cutter, cut scones.
Place the scones on a baking sheet with parchment paper, silicone oven or greased and floured pan,
brush with a little milk.
Bake for 12 minutes at 220 º C (The oven must be preheated).
Remove from oven and let cool on a rack.

For the glaze:
Mix all ingredients until well blended.
Glaze the scones and baked and serve.

Tips:
No scones knead or add too much flour in the kneading step, as this will be subtracted softness to them.
If you prefer not to make comprehensive, do not add wheat bran and flax seed .. the recipe will work equally.

Thanks to Sonia Molina for this recipe.