Recipes · Scottish · Bakery

Scone

One serving has 427 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of phosphorus (56%), selenium (34%), thiamin (32%), manganese (29%), riboflavin (28%) and calcium (26%). Ready in 30 minutes.

Scone
Photo: User:Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (136 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten, sulphite

Ingredients

  • 50 g Flour, self-rising
  • 12 g Butter, unsalted
  • 8 g Sugar
  • 25 g Buttermilk
  • 10 g Raisins, golden
  • 0.5 g Baking powder
  • 0.2 g Salt
  • 15 g Jam
  • 15 g Cream, heavy

Method

  1. Makes 1 scone with toppings.
  2. Rub the butter into the self-rising flour, sugar and salt until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
  3. Stir in the buttermilk and sultanas just until it comes together into a soft dough; do not overwork it.
  4. Pat out gently to about 3 cm thick and cut out one round.
  5. Bake at 220 °C (425 °F) for 12-14 minutes until well risen and golden on top.
  6. Split while warm and serve with the jam and cream, in either order as you prefer.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy427 kcal20%
Carbohydrates65.2 g
Water44.5 mL
Fiber1.9 g6%
Protein6.7 g14%
Tryptophan0.08 g
Threonine0.2 g
Isoleucine0.24 g
Leucine0.47 g
Lysine0.21 g
Methionine0.12 g
Cystine0.11 g
Phenylalanine0.32 g
Tyrosine0.22 g
Valine0.29 g
Histidine0.15 g
Fat15.9 g
Monounsaturated4.3 g
Polyunsaturated0.82 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.62 g
Saturated9.8 g
Trans-Fats0.19 g
Cholesterol43.8 mg
Calcium257 mg26%
Copper0.1 mg11%
Iron2.6 mg14%
Magnesium17.8 mg6%
Manganese0.53 mg29%
Phosphorus394 mg56%
Potassium203 mg4%
Selenium18.7 µg34%
Sodium763 mg
Zinc0.51 mg6%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.35 mg32%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.31 mg28%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.1 mg22%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.38 mg8%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.07 mg5%
Folate (vitamin B9)102 µg26%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.1 µg4%
Choline17 mg4%
Vitamin A147 µg21%
Vitamin C2 mg3%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)9.7 IU2%
Vitamin E0.48 mg3%
Vitamin K1.8 µg2%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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