I know it's not terribly original, but when you're faced with the letter 'V' for Alphabakes, what can you do? There have already been some fab entries involving Vodka and Vinegar, as well as Victoria Sponges and Vanilla goodies galore. But I was in a total fug trying to come up with something. Then, I came across this lovely little recipe for scones in an Australian Women's Weekly publication 'Afternoon Tea' . I've never seen one which includes vanilla pod seeds before, so thought I would give this one a go. As with all scone recipes, these are best eaten on the day of baking, and preferably while they are still fluffy and warm from the oven. That said, Mike and I were very happy to finish them off the next day, when they were slightly firmer but still had a lovely soft vanilla flavour coming through. Vanilla Bean Scones with Strawberry Cream Filling Ingredients (makes 9) 375g self raising flour 1 tbspn caster sugar 30g chilled unsalted b...
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