TOTAL TIME: PREP 20 mins COOK 12 mins

Ingredients -

85g diced butter
350g self-raising flour
¼ tsp salt
1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
4 tbsp caster sugar
200ml milk, warmed to room temperature, plus a splash extra
crushed sugar cubes, to decorate

Directions -

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Whizz butter into flour. Tip into a bowl and stir in salt with bicarbonate of soda and sugar. Using a cutlery knife, quickly stir in milk – don’t over-mix.

Tip out onto a lightly floured surface and turn over a couple of times to very gently bring together with your hands. Gently pat to about 1in thick, then stamp out rounds with a floured cutter. Pat together trimmings to stamp out more. Brush the tops with a splash more milk, then scatter with crushed sugar cubes. Bake on a baking sheet for 10-12 mins until risen and golden.