Steps

1. Heat oven to 180c fan or 200 conventional.
2. Weigh out all the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl, mix together with a dinner knife.
3. Add the margarine or butter cubed and rub in with your finger tips, until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. You can also use a food processor to do this, but by hand is more fun!
4. Make a well in the centre of the mix. At this stage you can add any extra ingredients such as Sultanas, cherries or whatever you fancy.
5. Pour in half of the milk and cut this into the mix with the dinner knife. Once there is no liquid left add the rest of the milk and cut this into the mix again, making sure you get right to the bottom of the bowl.
6. Get in the bowl with your hands and bring the mix together into a ball. The important thing here is not to overwork the dough lot your scones will be dense and not light.
7. Once you have the dough ball, take it out of the bowl and put onto a floured work surface.
8. Flatten the ball of dough with your hands to the same thickness as your scone cutter.
9. Dip your cutter into flour then cut out your first scone, its important now not to twist the cutter or you will end up with wonky scones! They will however still taste good! Place onto a floured or lined baking tray.
10. Repeat this process until your last scone is on the baking tray. You will need to keep pulling the mix back together a few times.
11. Lightly dust The tops with flour and bake for 17/18 minutes.
12. Enjoy with lashings of clotted cream and jam. The question is... jam or cream first?