Cook your strawberries into a jam-like silky sauce then serve with scrummy drop scones and ice cream
- Cooking Time Prep 5 mins
Cook 10 mins - Skill Level Easy
- Servings Serves 4
Kcalories
332
Protein
7g
Carbs
60g
Fat
8g
Saturates
4g
Fibre
3g
Sugar
35g
Salt
0.7g
- For the compote
- 500g ripe strawberries, hulled
- 4 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- few drops balsamic vinegar (optional)
- For the drop scones
- 25g unsalted butter
- 140g self-raising flour
- pinch of fine salt
- 1 tbsp white caster sugar, plus extra for tossing
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 150ml semi-skimmed milk
- vanilla ice cream, to serve
- Cut the strawberries in half or in quarters if large, and put in a pan with the sugar and lemon juice. Heat gently until the sugar dissolves, then bring to a simmer. Cover the pan and cook the strawberries for 3 mins or until dark red and syrupy. Cool, then add the balsamic vinegar, if using. The compote can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
- To make the drop scones, the best flavour and golden colour will come from cooking them in clarified butter. Melt the butter gently in a small pan, then pour the clear yellow layer into a jug. Discard the white solids.
- Sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl, and stir in the sugar. Make a well in the middle, crack in the egg, then add the vanilla and a splash of milk. Whisk until thick and smooth, then whisk in the remaining milk. Put a few tbsp extra caster sugar in a shallow container, ready for sugaring the drop scones.
- Heat a non-stick frying pan, then add a splash of clarified butter and swirl it around. Spoon in 4 dessertspoons of the batter, spacing them well apart, to make drop scones about 7cm across. As soon as bubbles appear on the surface, flip the scones and cook until puffed in the middle. Keep warm while you cook another batch. Toss the scones in the caster sugar, then serve with strawberry compote and a scoop of ice cream.
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