Method
I started by pre-heating my oven to 180 degrees Celsius, as instructed. In a large bowl, I mixed the flour, baking powder, sugar and butter with my hands until a light crumb was formed.
In a separate bowl, I whisked the eggs and buttermilk together. I had never cooked or baked with buttermilk before, and usually with scones I would use milk – so I found this choice of ingredients a little strange.
After adding the liquid mixture to the flour mixture, I combined it all together until a dough was formed. At this point, royal fans could also add the sultanas, however, I decided to leave these out.
The recipe then says to leave the dough covered with cling film for half an hour, which I found a little odd as I’ve never seen a scone recipe that asks for this before.
READ MORE: ‘Looks so easy’ – Prince Harry’s favourite dessert needs 4 ingredients