Scones - Lesley Christensen-Yule (week 29)
3 cups self-raising flour
1 tb icing sugar
1/4 tsp salt
50g cold butter, chopped
1 large egg, beaten
1 1/2 cup buttermilk or 1c yoghurt plus 1/2 c milk
3/4 cup dates
milk to brush
Preheat oven to 220 degrees Celsius fanbake or 250 degrees Celsius regular bake.
Chop 3/4 cup of dates and soak in boiling water while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Put sugar, flour and salt into processor, add butter and pulse until combined, tip into mixing bowl.
Drain dates and add to flour/butter mix.
Mix egg and buttermilk or yoghurt &milk, add to dry mix and mix to form a sticky dough.
Cut into 12-16 squares (depending on the size you're after) and place closely together on a baking tray.
Bake 10-20 mins, or until golden on the outside and cooked in the middle. My oven took nearly half an hour!
love a warm date scone with heaps of butter !!! naughty
ReplyDeleteYummy, love date scones! I worked with a lady years ago who always soaked her dates in milk, then used the soaking milk in the scone mix, will give it a go with the buttermilk and the egg, which I have never tried in a scone before cheers:)
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