Mix all dry ingredients and Cubes of butter with your cool hands Add in 2 whole eggs (not whisked) and an even mix of whole milk and Buttermilk. The amount of milk will vary but Granny Griffin always aims for quite a wet mixture. Mix all the dry ingredients well first and then add cubes of butter. You need to do this with very cold hands. As they say cold hands …. Warm heart. Don’t overwork these ingredients. Then out with a fork and mix in the eggs and milk mixture to a nice wet consistency. Cool your hands with water again and knead the mixture. Handle the dough with love, Never ever overwork it. Roll out the mixture on a cool table to a thickness of an inch high. Cut with a cool scone cutter. never twist the scone cutter.  Try to cut straight down. Glaze scone with an egg. Top and sides. This will help your scones stand proud. Put scones into your warm oven as quickly as possible. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Every oven is different Serve with Homemade jam and Freshly whipped cream. For a Seasonal strawberry, scone replaces the sultanas with the best strawberries available. Rosscarberry Strawberries are given the seal of approval From Granny Griffin Granny Griffins Secrets from her treasured recipe book   Always keep your eggs at room temperature. Never in a fridge and not in a very warm place in your kitchen Have all your ingredients as cool as possible. Always bake your scones with love and quality ingredients. Find out more about Good Food Ireland Members, Garden Restaurant & Café at Griffin’s, here.   Visit Our Shop

  Cut plums into quarters and remove the stone. Cut the apples into eighths. Heat a large frying pan and add the butter and vanilla pod, when the butter starts to foam add in the fruit and sugar. Toss in the pan and cook for a couple of minutes. Transfer to a suitable baking dish.   For the topping   Mix all the ingredients together until it becomes a crumb. Sprinkle on top of your fruit and bake in a preheated oven at 170c / gas mark 3 until golden brown.   If freezing   Cover and place into the freezer without baking. Remove the night before and place in the fridge to defrost fully before baking in the oven. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.   Visit Our Shop