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.

- 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
- Makes 1 scone with toppings.
- Rub the butter into the self-rising flour, sugar and salt until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
- Stir in the buttermilk and sultanas just until it comes together into a soft dough; do not overwork it.
- Pat out gently to about 3 cm thick and cut out one round.
- Bake at 220 °C (425 °F) for 12-14 minutes until well risen and golden on top.
- Split while warm and serve with the jam and cream, in either order as you prefer.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 427 kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 65.2 g | |
| Water | 44.5 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.9 g | 6% |
| Protein | 6.7 g | 14% |
| Tryptophan | 0.08 g | |
| Threonine | 0.2 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.24 g | |
| Leucine | 0.47 g | |
| Lysine | 0.21 g | |
| Methionine | 0.12 g | |
| Cystine | 0.11 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.32 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.22 g | |
| Valine | 0.29 g | |
| Histidine | 0.15 g | |
| Fat | 15.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.82 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.62 g | |
| Saturated | 9.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.19 g | |
| Cholesterol | 43.8 mg | |
| Calcium | 257 mg | 26% |
| Copper | 0.1 mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2.6 mg | 14% |
| Magnesium | 17.8 mg | 6% |
| Manganese | 0.53 mg | 29% |
| Phosphorus | 394 mg | 56% |
| Potassium | 203 mg | 4% |
| Selenium | 18.7 µg | 34% |
| Sodium | 763 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.51 mg | 6% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.35 mg | 32% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.31 mg | 28% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.1 mg | 22% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.38 mg | 8% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.07 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 102 µg | 26% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.1 µg | 4% |
| Choline | 17 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 147 µg | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 2 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 9.7 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.48 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 1.8 µg | 2% |
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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