Ballater scones

Well, I made them with kefir, because I have quite a lot of kefir, and not much milk, and margarine instead of butter, and they were delicious!

Thank you- yes, Ballater is a lovely part of Scotland. I actually had ballater scones made by Ballater Women’s institute, with home-made loganberry jam from the Carse of Gowrie. Perhaps my post- CV trip will be to Scotland.
Will try the lemon juice method and let you know!

I grew up close to Ballatar - it’s lovely there

I second paddyanne’s suggestion of lemon juice in the milk - I do that and they turn out lovely

Flour is beginning to come into the shops again. It was cleared from the shelves in the first few frenzied days but I have seen it recently in Sainsbury’s and Tesco. We use a lot of whole meal flour for chapattis, wraps and bread but I can’t get yeast so unleavened fresh bread it is for now. Anyone got a recipe for whole meal scones?

Dora, so glad paddyanne's advice will work for you. I don't always have yoghurt but try to keep the powdered easiyo yoghurt in the cupboard. It always makes Greek yoghurt in an emergency. What a lovely memory you have given us here today about Ballater, Braemar, Monaltrie and the beautiful highlands. We are in Brittany now but nothing compares with Scotland. Plus, finding flour to make scones can be a challenge. Hope your scones are delicious. Sending good wishes.

Carillon yes, and they were a favourite of my Scots mother- in- law. In fact, they were the only thing I could make better than she could! No yogurt, I’m afraid.
paddyanne brilliant- I will give it a go!
Now, if only I had some sultanas......
I live in an apartment with limited storage, so I don’t have a lot of the things I always had in my larder. I live opposite an Aldi, but I am self- isolating, so managing on what I have.

squeeze a few drops of lemon juice into your milk to sour it ,I always keep a jif lemon handy for doing just this

Dora are these named after the beautiful place...Ballater in Scotland?? We stayed many a happy time in Monaltrie at Ballater. Maybe the scone recipe would work with yoghurt?