Delia's best scone recipes

Delia’s Best Scones: Easy Cream Tea Recipes (Plain, Fruit & Savoury)

The perfect basis of a cream tea is a perfect scone and you can't go wrong with Delia's Plain Scones. They're as light as a feather, just waiting for your choice of cream or jam first, and they take only 15 minutes to cook!

Her basic scone recipe is also used to make Rich Fruit Scones, adding the fruit means they can be served just as they are, warm and well buttered. Buttermilk Scones are made by replacing ordinary milk with buttermilk, and these little light scones can be served with Raspberry Butter. If you prefer a savoury option the addition of Cheshire Cheese and Chives will make squidgy cheese scones.

For entertaining, Delia's recipe for Tiny Cheese, Onion and Olive Scones makes about 28 and they can be frozen once cooked, then warmed for a few minutes once defrosted. For a lovely tea time snack or to go with a bowl of soup at lunchtime, Feta, Olive and Sun-blush Tomato Scones are the perfect companion.

Don't forget you can watch how to make Plain and Rich Fruit Scones in our Cookery School lesson for Little Cakes

Plain Scones

Rich Fruit Scones

Buttermilk Scones

Buttermilk Scones with Cheshire Cheese

Tiny Cheese, Onion and Olive Scones

Feta, Olive and Sun-blush Tomato Scones