Quick Date Scones
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20 minutes
These traditional light and fluffy scones are sweetened with the richness of the dates. They only take 1/2 an hour in total to make from scratch!
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Ingredients
- 2 cups self raising flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch salt
- 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup diced dates
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
Directions
Preparation:10min ›
Cook:10min ›
Ready in:20min
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
- In a bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, mixed spice and sugar. Rub in butter until mixture looks like fine crumbs then stir in the dates.
- In a bowl mix together the milk and egg then pour add in four batches to the flour mixture until it starts to come together.
- Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead until a soft dough has formed.
- Using a round cutter, cut as many scones as you can out of the dough. Brush each with milk then place on a tray and into the hot oven.
- Bake for about 10-15 minutes or until just beginning to brown.
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I also added 1/2 tsp cinnamon, nutmeg and extra dates as per hubby's request 😀 - 29 May 2016