My late partner made scones all the time and the texture was great. They were also GF. They're supposed to be for dipping.

Oh, silly, pile the clotted cream & jam on one, lick them off, repeat.

Stop dissing my culinary heritage! My mother made the lightest, most delicious scones…plain scones, fruit scones, drop scones, cheese scones, tattie scones ….scones of infinite variety. They are Scottish, but their name originates from the Germanic or Dutch schoonbroot (fine bread) and can be either cooked on a griddle or baked in an oven.

Btw…I’m pretty crap at baking, so never make them myself because in my hands they actually do end up more like lead missiles!

I really like dry, slightly sweet baked goods like scones with a nice hot cup of black coffee. I mean, you can probably even classify biscotti as a slice of scone, and biscotti are amazing! To each their own I suppose.

Pasta. I mean, what is the point of it, what purpose does it serve ?

Years ago we were in the Mexican restaurant at Walt Disney World Epcot and overhead a Scottish couple trying to explain refried beans to their teenagers. The closest they could come up with was 'split peas mixed with plaster of paris'.
I suppose it goes both ways. Ha, ha.

That's why you drown them in jam and cream.

I believe the origin of the scone is Scotland, at least that is what I was told when I was there. I find them delicious, but always best with plenty of coffee!

So we call them English Muffins. Nooks and Crannies and all. Not a bagel but not bad.

Well put. I hope you're feeling better. Here, have a muffin. It's English.