Ok, so I am the worst scone maker in the history of scone making. In fact I even mucked up these 3 ingredient scones to start with, but I got it right finally so I’m excited to share the recipe with you!
So you might be thinking what could go wrong in a 3 ingredient mixture, well my job here on this blog is to make things easy, take one for the team and try all the wonderful recipes out there. But I am sorry to say the quantities that I was given for this recipe simply didn’t work! So I altered them and viola! It works.
The first batch was delicious!! Don’t get me wrong, even bad 3 ingredient scones are still divine, but the mixture was so damp I had to make a scone ‘loaf’ rather than individual scones, and there was a fair amount of muttering and cursing as I tried to create photography worthy scones for you! Oh but I did photograph them so check out that photo down the bottom.
Ok, so the three magic ingredients, I am sure many of you will have heard of or in fact make this recipe yourself. It is simply self-raising flour, Sprite (not diet) and cream. Sooo easy…..as long as you get the proportions right!
Now that I have it right I cannot wait to play around with this recipe, see how it goes with pinwheels and also adding dates would be great too.
It also brings up a conundrum – what do you call lemonade? I call lemonade Lemonade, but when I was recently in the States and ordered a lemonade I was literally given Lemon-Ade, it was sooooo sweet and lemony and not what I have called lemonade. So in order to not cause any confusion wherever this recipe is picked up around the world I have referred to it as Sprite, which is a brand not a drink, but you can use any “lemonade” as long as it is not diet.
You can also use soda water if you want to make a savoury batch of scones with cheese or as pizza pinwheels, but more on that later!
So I can announce on this day in 2016 at the young age of 37 I have finally made scones that are not only edible they are delicious!
So without further ado, here is the recipe.
Easy 3 Ingredient Scones
Ingredients
- 4 Cups Self-Raising Flour, 600 grams
- 1 Cup Cream, 250mls (the standard cream you use to whip into whipped cream)
- 1 Cup Sprite, 250mls (lemonade/soda)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 220C (425F)
- Line an oven tray with cooking spray and baking paper.
- In a large bowl add the self-raising flour, cream and sprite and gently mix until it just comes together, if you feel it is not coming together you may add a little extra splash of both lemonade and cream
- Tip the dough onto a lightly floured bench and knead as gently and briefly as possible, until it just comes together.
- Flatten the dough with your hands to approx 2.5cm (1 inch) thick and slice with a sharp knife (into 2 inch squares or triangles) or cookie cutter and place the scones carefully on the prepared tray, about a cm apart.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly golden and hollow sounding to the touch.
- Remove from the oven to cool slightly on the tray
- Delicious served warm with jam and whipped cream.
Notes
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So there you have it, now there is no excuse for you not to know how to make scones. They are the perfect thing for when visitors pop over, when you need something filling on a cold weekend or just on a Tuesday afternoon for no reason at all.
Enjoy!
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Happy Baking, Anna 🙂
The Scone “Loaf” The only difference is this is 300ml of cream and 300 ml of Sprite. Still made a beautiful light scone, but also was unable to be sliced or moved, hence the loaf!
Noelle says
Just tried tonight. The first scones ever to turn out right for me and so simple and quick to make.
justamumnz says
That is such wonderful feedback, thank you
Christine Mc Ilreavy says
Can you add fruit to this recipe
justamumnz says
Yes you can add dried fruits to this recipe.
Angela Travia says
I’ve been just useing soda water instead of lemonade and a pinch of salt they are just as good ?
Ellie says
For dairy free, I used coconut cream and it worked perfectly ? I use the fia fia brand because it has the right consistency
justamumnz says
Wonderful! Thank you for letting us know
Alice Rodriguez says
I 1/2 this recipe with greek yogurt and lemon/lime soda water, worked PERFECT!
Alissa says
Wondering if I could substitute the cream for almond or cashew milk?
justamumnz says
I’ve not tried this sorry so cannot say for sure. Let me know if you do.
Di moulden says
Can dates be added if required? Thx
justamumnz says
Definitely
Pauline says
I make lemonade scones all the time but I find adding a pinch of salt improves the taste.
justamumnz says
Great tip ☺️
Heather Plummer says
Anna, can I please have your bank details to buy your E-book. Loving making lots of your yummy recipes, and happy to contribute to the fundraiser for your son. Get your posts via Facebook.
Thanks
Heather Plummer
justamumnz says
Hi Heather that is so kind! Please email me at justamumnz@gmail.com and I will give you my bank details ?