Buttery, light date scones packed with sweet chopped dates. Easy to make with simple ingredients and perfect served warm with butter.
Ingredients
- 360 g plain flour (all purp flour) (2 ¾ cups / ~12 ½oz)
- 50 g caster sugar (¼ cup/~1 ¾oz)
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 60 g unsalted butter cold and grated (2oz / ½ stick)
- 1 cup medjool dates pitted and chopped (150g / ~5 ¼ oz)
- ¾ cup whole milk cold (180ml)
- 1 large egg separated
For best results, always weigh ingredients where a weight is provided
Equipment
- mixing bowls
- Baking sheet
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon and sea salt in a medium mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
- Add the grated butter and mix well with a fork, breaking the pieces of butter up slightly.
- Add the chopped dates and mix.
- In a jug, whisk together the milk and egg white (leaving the yolk for the egg wash).
- Pour the milk mixture into the dry ingredients and mix with a fork to a soft dough.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pull it together until it’s about 4cm / 1 ½ inches thick.
- Cut out 6cm rounds, gently reshaping the dough as required to cut out more. You should be able to get 8 with just a little offcut leftover.
- Place the scones onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Mix the egg yolk with a dash milk (extra) and brush over the tops of the scones (not the sides).
- Bake for 12-14 minutes until turning pale golden brown on top.
- Best eaten as fresh as possible with butter or jam and cream.
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Notes
- Tablespoons: I use a standard Australian 20ml tablespoon (equal to 4 teaspoons). Check yours before measuring.
- Weigh your flour - it’s so important so you don’t end up with dry bakes.
- All ovens vary - check your scones 1-2 minutes before the recipe suggests.
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