help me with my flat scones

**yorkielass** · 04-18-2010 09:34 AM

Hello ladies,
Can you help me and tell me what i'm doing wrong.Every time i bake some scones they come out looking like a giant cookie.Whats that secret to make them rise to be able to cut them in half? would you share your recipe with me?

yorkielass

**sourpuss** · 04-18-2010 10:19 AM

What altitude are you at? And what is the recipe you're using right now?

**WildChild** · 04-18-2010 11:19 AM

Is your levening fresh? If you are at higher altitudes you have to reduce the levening or oddly, things fall.

**WildChild** · 04-18-2010 11:20 AM

http://www.womens-health.com/boards/...35-scones.html

This is my scone recipe

**yorkielass** · 04-18-2010 12:08 PM

Thank you for your recipe.

8oz self raising flour
half teaspoon of salt
2oz butter
1 egg
1oz sugar
2oz mixed fruit

Gas mark 6

i have followed this recipe from a Bero recipe book for years even the photo of them in the book look really large.all my ingregients are fresh

**WildChild** · 04-18-2010 12:26 PM

I've never used self raising flour, I live at high altitude and have to cut all levening (baking soda or baking powder in half). Try getting a recipe with separate flour and baking power and playing with the amount of baking powder you add, I suspect that is where the problem is.

**WildChild** · 04-18-2010 12:28 PM

Or could you be over mixing the batter?

**sourpuss** · 04-18-2010 05:40 PM

You should definitely only mix the batter until just blended. (by hand) Knead it a couple of times to get it to stick together. But it should be a bit crumbly for sure.