Scones

You've heard of the amount of tea that the British come to drink throughout the day. It's almost a ritual. Typically, tea is accompanied by scones, round pastries (pastelitos) that are eaten with jam (mermelada). Both in Britain and North America, pastries, pies (tartas) and cakes (pasteles) are a fundamental element of culture. So that you can have a little taste for Anglo-Saxon culture, here’s a simple recipe for scones!

Serves 12 people

Ingredients:

225 gr. flour (harina)
40 gr. butter
1.5 tablespoons sugar
salt to taste
150 ml milk

Oven temperature: 220 º C

Steps:
First,  mix the flour and butter.
Second, add sugar, salt and milk and mix.
Third, knead (amasar) the mixture until it becomes a thin crust.
After, place the dough on a floured surface and roll to pass a thickness of 2 cm.
Then, use a 4-to-5 cm pastry cutter to cut the scones.
Next, place the scones on a greased cookie sheet and put it in the oven for 12-15 minutes until golden.
Finally, serve cut in half and spread with butter or cream and jam.

Enjoy your scones!

NOTE: There are two important aspects to keep in mind, when giving instructions. First, we use sequence words (like first, next, then, finally, etc.) help us organize the information. Second, the verbs are n the imperative tense (the infinitive without the subject “you”) because we are giving orders.