Scones..how can i get them to rise..

Nicky2905

Hi - I find my scones don't really rise much, so I just cut them the thickness I want them rather than the thickness the recipe says xx

Browntoa

another vote for make them as thick as you want them .....

jpscloud

I'm not much of a baker either but I'd be inclined to have a look at the flour - was it plain or SR? Did you use baking powder if plain?

I was taught to make scones by my gran who insisted that you have to treat the "dough" really gently - it shouldn't be kneaded like bread dough, it should be gently combined and rolled so that the air spaces aren't all squashed, if you see what I mean. HTH

doodoot

Another vote for cutting them thick!

You may think that they are too thick in the recipe, but they don't rise much.

Mmmmm...scones with jam and clotted cream...yummmmmmm! :j

Mrs_Veg_Plot

I used to have the same problem and found that handling them less and cutting them thicker did the trick

rising_from_the_ashes

Ahhhhh, fantastic! Glad to know I'm not alone:D

I did use sr flour .... and I was a bit worried I'd maybe "overhandled" the dough.

Off to give them another bash - and if they don't rise too much, I won't worry!:D

rosie383

Also, don't twist the cutter when you are cutting them out. This will tend to make them a bit lopsided. Just go straight down then up, and push the scone out of the cutter with a gentle finger on the bottom IYKWIM.
Another vote for thicker when cutting out. You want them at least 1.5" high before they go in the oven.

squeaky

Hiya

I agree with all the advice above. We have an older thread:- Scones..how can i get them to rise..

I'll add this thread to it later. Good luck

rising_from_the_ashes

Thanks for the "twisting" tip with the cutter - I was probably doing this:o and also for the link Squeaky.

New batch have been made and they're a bit better - I made them slightly thicker too but think they still could do with being even fatter!

A good excuse to make another batch!:D

Moominmamma

I bake a lot, but never seem to have been able to get scones right... until yesterday:j

I've seen loads of peopke making them on the telly lately and thought I'd give them another bash, didn't hold out much hope really tbh, but I followed this recipe and they turned out really well

Once I'd added the milk mixture I used a big palette knife to just bring the dough together, then patted it out really gently, think it might have been the patting rather than rolling that worked for me, plus, as others have suggested I left the dough quite thick, but they did rise really nicely too!