Pillsbury™ Bakeries and Foodservice is pleased to announce that tea time has just been made that much simpler and tastier with the introduction of the Pillsbury™ Scone Mix.

Depending on where you are, you are bound to hear different pronunciations of the word scone. Some people pronounce it “skon”, rhyming with “con” and “John”, while others will say “skoun”, rhyming with “cone” and “Joan”. You can say either, and people will know what you’re referring to.

Scones became popular and an essential part of the fashionable ritual of taking tea in England during the early 1800’s. One afternoon, Anna, the Duchess of Bedford, ordered the servants to bring tea and sweet breads, which included scones. She enjoyed the scones and tea so much that she ordered them every afternoon.

Having tea and scones in the afternoon has become a well known tradition, and is referred to as ‘Afternoon Tea’. The popularity of this has spread throughout the world, and even in South Africa establishments offer ‘Afternoon Tea’ or the fancier ‘High Tea’ to their guests.

The versatility of scones allows them to be prepared in various ways by adding chocolate chips, raisins or cheese in the mix for instance. It is also common to have plain scones with various toppings - they are often served topped with cream, jam or both. Eating scones with cream and jam is known as Cream or Devonshire Tea. The name Devonshire Tea comes from the county of Devon in England, where it is a local speciality.

Traditionally, scones are taken fresh from the oven, split into two and each half covered with clotted cream. They are then topped with strawberry jam, although raspberry jam can also be used. It’s important to note that traditionally butter and margarine should never be included and the tea should be served with milk.

Scones can also be served at breakfast with muffins, or as part of Eggs Benedict for a more filling meal.

The Pillsbury™ Scone Mix is a 10kg pack and offers bakers convenience and easy preparation, producing scrumptious and fluffy scones. These scones are quick and easy to prepare ensuring that you will meet your customer’s needs in time.

Leigh Mervitz, the brand manager at Pillsbury says “Bakers will enjoy using and preparing this product as much as their customers will love the taste. As with other Pillsbury products, the Scone Mix is designed so that bakers make profitable products without compromising on taste.”

Pillsbury is committed to providing the foodservice industry with quality solutions that can be trusted.