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Daily Mirror
22-07-2025
- General
- Daily Mirror
Scones will taste fluffy and light if you follow Mary Berry's 10-minute recipe
Mary Berry's scone recipe is a simple and quick way to make the best scones - and the secret to it lies in ingredients. If you're on the hunt for a foolproof scone recipe that guarantees success every time, look no further. Mary Berry's signature scone recipe yields 10 scrumptious scones, ready to be devoured with loved ones in just over 20 minutes. With a prep time of around 15 minutes and a mere 10-minute bake, you can whip up fresh, warm scones at a moment's notice. The culinary queen and Great British Bake Off legend shares on her website that the secret to a sublime scone is maintaining a moist mix and minimal dough handling. By adhering to these pro pointers, found in Mary Berry's cookbook Fast Cakes, you'll be churning out light, airy scones in no time flat, reports the Express. Mary Berry's scone recipe Ingredients 225g self-raising flour One tsp baking powder 50g butter 25g caster sugar One large egg Milk Method Preheat your oven to 220C (200C fan)/gas mark seven and lightly grease a baking tray. In a bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs, then stir in the sugar. In a measuring jug, crack an egg and lightly beat it. Add milk to make a total of 125ml. Blend most of this egg and milk concoction into the flour mix, setting aside one tablespoon for glazing. Stir until you have a soft dough. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface, knead gently, and roll out to a thickness of 1.25cm (half an inch). Use an eight cm (three inch) fluted cutter to cut out 10 scones. Arrange the scones on the ready baking tray, ensuring they're well spaced. Gently glaze the tops with the leftover eggy milk mix and pop them in the preheated oven for roughly 10 minutes, or until they've turned a lovely light golden hue. Once baked, lift the scones off the tray and allow them to cool down on a wire rack.
Daily Mirror
29-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mirror
Mary Berry's 'easy' banana-chocolate chip muffins are perfect for the weekend
These banana and chocolate chip muffins are the perfect treat to bake at the weekend as they only take five minutes to prepare before going in the oven - here's how to make them Banana bread has been the go-to for using up overripe bananas, but Mary Berry's banana and chocolate chip muffins might just become your new favourite. These delights take merely five minutes to prepare and roughly 25 minutes in the oven, making them a perfect weekend baking project straight from her cookbook, Fast Cakes. The former Great British Bake Off judge said: "Banana and chocolate is a great combination and these American-style muffins go down really well with children. They are also very easy to make." Forget the dread of complex cake recipes because Mary's muffin magic requires only the bare essentials found in most pantries. If you're looking to whip up a batch of scrumptious treats or want to capitalise on spare ingredients without the fuss, these muffins could be out of the oven in an astonishing half an hour, reports the Express. How to make banana and chocolate chip muffins Ingredients (makes 12) Two ripe bananas mashed with a fork (around 200g worth) 250g of self-raising flour 175g of light muscovado sugar One pot of natural yoghurt (around 150g worth) 100g of cold butter straight from the fridge 100g of dark chocolate chips Two large eggs Two tablespoons of milk One teaspoon of baking powder List the kitchen equipment needed 12 muffin cases Muffin tin Large mixing bowl Instructions Article continues below Fold all the elements together, barring the choc chips, until they integrate into a seamless blend, then gently introduce the chocolate chips. Distribute the batter evenly among muffin cases and pop them into the oven. Let them bake for 25 to 30 minutes – what you're looking for is that perfect rise and a tempting golden hue. Once done, remove the muffin tin from the oven and allow it to cool. Once completely cooled, your delicious banana and chocolate chip muffins are ready to be served.
