Recipe: Perfect Deep fried drop scones

Deep fried drop scones. Mix sugar and butter in a bowl until creamy. These are not scones as the rest of the world knows them. I just call them Utah scones.

The drop scone recipe used by Maw Broon can be found in her new book Maw Broon's But An' Ben Cookbook. They are a favourite of her son Joe and he recommends soaking up egg yolks and the juice of fried tomatoes. Do you call them drop scones or Scotch pancakes? You can cook Deep fried drop scones using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Deep fried drop scones

1. You need 250 g of self raising flour.
2. It's 1 tsp of baking powder.
3. You need 1 tsp of cinnamon powder.
4. Prepare 2 of large eggs.
5. You need 65 g of margarine.
6. It's 65 g of sugar.
7. It's of lemon zest.
8. It's 125 ml of fermented milk.
9. Prepare of salt.
10. Prepare of oil for deep frying.

Whatever you call them, Mary Berry has got this classic recipe down perfectly. Heat a large non-stick frying pan and grease with a little oil. Drop the mixture in dessertspoonfuls onto the hot pan, spacing the mixture well apart to allow for them to spread. Making drop scones the other day, it occurred to me that I could tweak the recipe towards something savoury by ditching the sugar and introducing a punchy cheese.

Deep fried drop scones detailed

1. Mix sugar and butter in a bowl until creamy..
2. Add in the eggs, one by one, into the butter mixture and mix till well combined.
3. Pour in the milk and give a good whisk. Add in the zest and the salt and whisk.
4. Add in half the flour and whisk to a smooth batter. add in the baking powder, whisk thoroughly, then add in the cinnamon and whisk again..
5. Add in he remaining flour and mix till well combined - dropping consistency..
6. In a frying pan, heat the oil to medium. Using two spoons, on to scoop, and the other to push the batter into the heated oil. fry them until they float and are golden.
7. Place on an underlined container to absorb the excess oil.
8. Serve hot or cold..

We ate the result, as homely as cheese on toast, for Sunday supper alongside a frying pan full of pumpkin hash with onion and rosemary. Drop scones, also called Scotch pancakes, are easy and fun to make, and perfect for tea or even as a simple dessert. Served with creamy fromage frais and sweet, succulent berries, they are quite irresistible. Salty and cruncy, these Deep Fried Pickles are the perfect party appetizer or gameday snack! If you're a deep fried pickle newbie, trust us, once you try them, you'll never look back.