Yummy Scones

Preparation

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  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
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  2. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
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  3. Add the sugar and mix.
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  4. Add the butter and crumb it into the dry ingredients with your fingers.
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  5. Combine the milk and egg and add that to the flour egg mixture.
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  6. Make a dough. On a floured surface roll the dough so that it is 1 ½ - 2 centimeters thick.
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  7. With a round cutter or a wide rimmed glass cut out as many scone circles as you can.
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  8. Place onto a greased baking tray and brush with the beaten egg.
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  9. Bake for 15 minutes or until the scones have risen and are golden in colour.