Scotch Soda Scones Recipe

Ingredients for Scotch Soda Scones Recipe

• 1 pound flour
• 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3/4 teaspoon soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 pint buttermilk.

Instructions

1. Rub all the lumps out of the soda, mix dry ingredients together first.
2. Add enough butter-milk to make a light dough; turn out on a floured board and quickly knead till smooth.
3. Press out to a round cake, divide it crosswise in four, place the scones on a floured griddle, and cook for ten minutes; turn them, and cook the other side for ten minutes.
4. They should be pressed to 1/4-inch thickness, and will rise to be more than an inch.
5. They can be rolled thinner if required.
6. Adding an ounce of butter makes the scones shorter.