Date Scones
These date scones are deliciously sweet on their own, so enjoy them warm from the oven with lashings of butter.
Equipment
- baking tray lined with parchment or silicon mat if it's not non stick
- 5.8 cm round cutter (2.28 inches)
- Rolling Pin
- Mixing bowl
- Wooden spoon
- Food processor optional
- Pastry brush
- cooling rack
Ingredients
- 115 g butter cold
- 450 g flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 100 g dates
- 55 g caster sugar
- 200 ml semi skimmed milk
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ egg
Instructions
- Start by chopping the dates into 8 smaller pieces.
- Put a tablespoon of flour into a small loaf and mix in the date pieces.
- Put the flour salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl. Cut the butter into small cubes.
- Rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Alternatively pulse a few times in a food processor.
- Add the sugar and floured date pieces, (and any flour) to the bowl.
- Mix the milk in gently with a dinner knife.
- Bring the dough together quickly into a bowl.
- Divide the dough into 2 portions.
- Roll out the dough until it is about 2 centimetres or 1 inch thick.
- Cut out rounds and place on lined baking sheets.
- Repeat the rolling and cutting with the remaining dough to cut out approximately 15 scones.
- Preheat the oven to 190 C / 375 F / 170 FAN / Gas 5,
- Whisk the egg in a bowl and brush the top of the scones to glaze.
- Bake for 15 - 20 minutes until golden brown.
- Leave on the tray for 2 minutes then transfer to a wire cooling rack.
Nutrition
Calories: 156kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 4gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 123mgPotassium: 108mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 35IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 2mg
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