Sultana scones with black pepper and strawberry jam and clotted cream Archive

Ingredients

• 225g/8oz self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder, plus extra for dusting
• pinch salt
• 25g/1oz caster sugar
• 50g/2oz unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for dusting
• 100g/3½oz sultanas
• 150ml/¼ pint milk
• 1 free-range egg, beaten, for brushing, or 25g/1oz plain flour, for dusting
• 400g/14oz clotted cream
• 550g/1lb 4oz jam sugar
• 1 lemon, zest and juice only
• 3 tbsp water
• 1 kg/2lb 2oz fresh strawberries, hulled and cut in half (if large)
• 1 tbsp freshly ground black pepper