Ingredients:

12 cups flour

12 teaspoons baking powder

500 g cold butter or margarine

2 cups sugar

1 tablespoon vanilla or caramel essence

1 teaspoon salt

300 ml vanilla custard (ultramel or any other brand)

100 ml inkomazi(sour milk)

6 eggs

1 or 2 cups raisins( baker mix)

1 tablespoon apricot jam

1/4 cup warm water

Directions:

1. Sift all the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl, add butter then mix till it resembles bread crumbs, add raisins and mix well.

2. Add beaten eggs and vanilla then add vanilla custard and inkomazi then mix well.

3. Brush with egg wash (egg mixed with a bit of milk or water or caramel essence). Bake at 180 till it is golden brown. Pre heat oven for about 3 0minutes before baking.

4. For the shiny glaze: mix 1 tablespoon apricot jam with 1/4 cup warm water and brush scones as soon as they come out of the oven.

Bon Appetit!