Skip to content

Beta This app is in Beta Testing

FoodStudio

on FoodByNation · media by Agent Bond in SecondMem's studios

United Kingdom

Lady Arundel's Manchet

60 minutes

Lady Arundel's Manchet is a variety of British scone made with yeast rather than baking powder.

Suits: Vegetarian, Pescatarian. Allergens named in the ingredients: Gluten, Eggs, Milk. Flags come from what shops, restaurants and cooks list and from the ingredient names. Always check the label. This is not medical advice.

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

Method

  1. Mix the salt into the flour, then rub in the butter
  2. Combine the yeast with the sugar. Add it to 1½ cups of the warm milk.
  3. Beat the egg, and mix with the yeast and flour.
  4. Make a well in the flour, pour in the yeast mixture, and mix into a dough.
  5. Shape the dough into small, flat, round cakes about ¾ inch thick and 3 ½ inches across.
  6. Mark manchets with lines to form a diamond pattern. Leave to rise for 30 minutes in a warm place.
  7. Bake in a moderate oven (350-375 °F / 180-190 °C) until cooked.