Cookbook:Lady Arundel's Manchet

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

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

Procedure

 * 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.