Basic buttermilk scones

I tried these today as I had some buttermilk. The mixture was way too wet, wish I had put half the amount but it was too late. I had to add extra flour which changed it all. Scones were really good if somewhat flat

I made these scones today and added black olives (cut up), cayenne pepper and grated cheese (mature cheddar) after I had rubbed the mixture into fine breadcrumbs.. I then dusted with a bit of buttermilk and parmesan cheese. Yum!

As buttermilk isn't a fridge staple you could try making your own using lemon juice or white vinegar to split your usual milk (probably not with skimmed milk). Add 1 tablespoon acidifier of choice to 16tablespoons milk, wait 5 minutes.

Read the reviews about this recipe and tried it for first time today. Haven't had much succes with other ones but that may be because where I live there is no such thing as self raising flour so its been trial and error with the amount of BP. I also found I needed all the butter milk and only…

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Buttermilk is a thick bitter milk that has cultures in it. You can get it in most supermarkets in the Milk coolers.

You can substitute with half yogurt- half milk Kefir works too