Camping Drop Scone Recipe

When I was a kid we used to make these little drop scones on a Sunday afternoon. We would have them with butter and jam, maple syrup or, occasionally, clotted cream and jam. They are really quick and easy to make and are perfect to make when camping. I take a zip-lock bag with the dry ingredients weighed out and mixed already with me. All I have to do on site is mix in the wet ingredients.

CAMPING DROP SCONES

Ingredients

115g Plain Flour
1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar
1/4 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
Pinch of Salt
1 tsp Caster Sugar
1 Beaten Egg
1/4 pnt Milk
A knob of butter


Method

Mix the first 5 (dry) ingredients together and store in a zip-lock bag and take with you.

When the urge comes upon you, make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients (best done in a bowl but can be done, at a push, in the zip-lock bag if you don't have a bowl or can't be bothered to wash up afterwards!) and whisk in the egg and the milk, making a smooth batter.

Lightly butter a flat griddle or frying pan and heat it up over a medium heat. Drop (hence their name) dollops of the batter onto the griddle. After a minute or two, little bubbles will start to appear on the surface. When they do, flip them over for another 1-2 minutes.

Serve with butter and jam, clotted cream and jam, fresh strawberries, maple syrup or anything else that takes your fancy.

Enjoy!

If you have any left over mix we can confirm that fat brown spaniels like them too - particularly with strawberry jam!