Lady Arundel's Manchet
Lady Arundel's Manchet is a variety of British scone made with yeast rather than baking powder.
Ingredients
- 2 lb fine wheat flour
- ½ oz salt
- 2 oz butter
- 1 egg
- 1 pint warm milk
- 1 oz yeast
- 1 teaspoon caster sugar
Instructions
- Mix the salt into the flour, then rub in the butter
- Combine the yeast with the sugar. Add it to 1½ cups of the warm milk.
- Beat the egg, and mix with the yeast and flour.
- Make a well in the flour, pour in the yeast mixture, and mix into a dough.
- Shape the dough into small, flat, round cakes about ¾ inch thick and 3 ½ inches across.
- Mark manchets with lines to form a diamond pattern. Leave to rise for 30 minutes in a warm place.
- Bake in a moderate oven (350-375 °F / 180-190 °C) until cooked.