Dice cold unsalted butter into small cubes.
Prepare all dry ingredients in another bowl.
Sift the dry ingredients into another bowl and add diced butter.
Use hand or dough blender to slice through the butter cubes. You should be able to see small butter slices.
Add cold milk.
Mix with a rubber sptula.
Use hand to combine the dough. Do this quickly so butter doesn’t melt.
Dust the working space and the dough with flour, roll out the dough, divide in half and stack in each other. Repeat this 3 times.
Rest the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Roll out the dough to 0.6 in. thick.
Use a 2.76 in. cookie cutter to cut out the scones.
Beat one egg to make egg wash and brush on the top.
Bake at 355F preheated oven for 20 minutes.
Enjoy with jam.
or with whipped cream or clotted cream:)