Also known as AmaPotchefstrooms, we’ve given these much-loved South African scones a citrus zing with fresh lemon zest and Rhodes Quality Seville Orange Marmalade. Your family will love them fresh and warm from the oven.

Ingredients

• 500 ml (2 C) cake flour
• 15 ml (1 T) baking powder
• 1 ml (¼ t) salt
• 190 ml (¾ C) white sugar
• grated zest of 1 lemon
• 125 g (½ C) butter
• 125 – 160 ml (½ C – ⅔ C) milk
• 1 egg

Glaze

• 45 ml (3 T) Rhodes Seville Orange Marmalade
• 30 ml warm water

Method

1. Sift the cake flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
2. Add the sugar and the lemon zest and stir to mix.
3. Rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
4. Mix 125 ml of the milk and the egg together and whisk with a fork.
5. Pour the milk over the flour mixture and bring together by hand or using the back of a spoon, adding the extra milk if needed.
6. Turn the dough onto a floured surface and evenly press out into a disk.
7. Use a large cookie cutter to cut out the scones.
8. Place the scones onto a baking tray that has been sprayed with non-stick spray and / or lined with baking paper.
9. Bake the scones in an oven that has been preheated to 190ûC and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown and firm to the touch.
10. Make the glaze by whisking the Rhodes Quality Seville Orange Marmalade and the warm water together.
11. Brush the glaze over the hot scones and leave to cool for a few minutes.
12. Serve warm.