Two things struck me when I opened up my pack of scones
1/ They are triangular - I think I have previously made my feelings about unusual scone shapes quite clear.
2/ Boy are they yellow! Maybe it’s the double butter, or maybe it’s the use of eggs in the mix but something makes these babies glow! I’ve got nothing against a yellow scone, it was just a little unusual.

The packaging bills them as “handcrafted scones made with double butter and succulent sultanas”. The word succulent on a scone package usually raises my eyebrow, scone manufacturers love that alliteration but it’s rarely true. However, Genesis, I think, can genuinely claim that word as their own. These are indeed big juicy sultanas, although I’d have liked a few more of ‘em.

These scones hit the texture pretty much right on the nail. Soft, but not fluffy or doughy - but with a decent amount of body. These scones are a proper tasty, satisfying munch, with a lovely sconey taste - I scarfed a couple from the box without any jam and butter just on their own, and they are moist and tasty enough to stand that kind of treatment.

£1.39 for 4 - a splendid scone, but they ain’t cheap!

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