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Be-Ro recipe - fruit scone round?

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Sn0wy Tue 14-Dec-21 14:13:14

Hello, I would really appreciate your help. I'm trying to find my Mum's favourite recipe from her edition of the Be-Ro cookbook - a fruit scone round. I wanted to make it to cheer her up but unfortunately it's not in my newer version of the book and I haven't had any luck searching online. Can anyone help please? Thank you.

Calendargirl Tue 14-Dec-21 14:46:24

Do you mean the Victoria Scones one Sn0wy?

You divide the mixture into four, roll into rounds, cut them almost into quarters and put a cherry in each quarter?

If that’s the one you mean, I can list the recipe.

Mollygo Tue 14-Dec-21 14:56:45

These are Be-Ro fruit scones.one slightly newer. I can’t see a recipe for a round though.

Grandmabatty Tue 14-Dec-21 15:26:38

I've never seen a recipe for a fruit scone round recipe. Are you based in UK? Possibly there might be differences depending on where you live

Sn0wy Tue 14-Dec-21 15:36:20

Hello Calendargirl and Mollygo, thank you so much for your replies. They look lovely recipes but the one I am looking for is one large round scone with fruit in it (I remember the photo - it's scored into triangle sections). Hello and yes Grandmabatty I'm based in the UK.

MaizieD Tue 14-Dec-21 15:37:31

Don't you just make a fruit scone recipe and bake it as a whole 'round' rather than cut out individual ones?

Kali2 Tue 14-Dec-21 15:42:49

I have 2 different copies of the Be-Ro book from the 70s- one I had given my mum, and that has come back to me. No recipe for a round though- just rich scones and plain.

LindaPat Tue 14-Dec-21 15:45:51

I've just looked in my ( very ) old Be-ro book , which dates from 1979!

The recipe for Victoria Scones is just as Calendargirl describes, and the picture shows 3 rounds of scones. Each one is a circle, scored into 4 quarters, so each 'piece' is shaped like a triangle, with a cherry on top.

I think this might be what you are looking for.

Take care xx

LindaPat Tue 14-Dec-21 15:49:04

Just to add - the only scones in my book which have fruit in, are the 'rich scones' and the 'rock buns', both of which are cut out individually, not in a round.

Hope this helps,

Take care xx

Sn0wy Tue 14-Dec-21 15:52:29

Thank you all. Yes, I'm sure it is just a simple recipe that you bake as one large scone; I was just hoping to find the exact recipe from the book. It definitely didn't have cherries on (I do have that recipe in the version I own). I may have to wait until I next visit my Mum and see if I can find the book!

Calendargirl Tue 14-Dec-21 15:53:56

Is this the one?

Sn0wy Tue 14-Dec-21 16:03:50

I'm so sorry! I have just found the recipe in the Sainsbury's Book of Home Baking - it's a similar size/shape book and I've confused the two! Thank you all for your replies. I'll get baking... blush thanks

Calendargirl Tue 14-Dec-21 17:38:52

Sn0wy

I'm so sorry! I have just found the recipe in the Sainsbury's Book of Home Baking - it's a similar size/shape book and I've confused the two! Thank you all for your replies. I'll get baking... blush thanks

Send a picture when you’ve baked it as you’ve whetted my appetite!

AreWeThereYet Tue 14-Dec-21 20:32:30

It would be interesting (to me, anyway ? ) to see the difference between the two recipes. I could quite fancy a scone now. With some jam and cream. ?

MagicWand Tue 14-Dec-21 22:46:29

Aww, I was just going to look through my Mum’s old Be-ro cookbook. I think she was given it when she went to her secondary school so dates from the 30s! But glad you found your recipe. Hope it turned out well.

Dottynan Wed 15-Dec-21 08:11:18

Could we have we have the recipe please

teabagwoman Wed 15-Dec-21 08:19:42

I’m another one who would like the recipe please if you have time.

Sn0wy Wed 22-Dec-21 11:26:42

Hello everyone and apologies for the delay. Here is the recipe. It's baking as I type and I will post a photo if it turns out ok! smile

Sn0wy Wed 22-Dec-21 11:47:01

Here it is - think it looks ok (as I remember anyway). Off to visit my Mum! Merry Christmas everyone.