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Date and Wheaten Scones

Published on: by Flo

Ingredients:

  • 10 oz (284g) wholemeal flour
  • 4 oz (113g) plain flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 4 oz (113g) butter
  • 2 oz (57g) granulated sugar
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 8 fl (237ml) buttermilk

all conversions are approximate

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 220 C gas 7

  2. Mix all dry ingredients into a bowl, then rub in butter with your fingers until it resembles a crumble. Then stir in the sugar.

  3. Mix the buttermilk and egg together and add to the dry ingredients. Stir all together. The mixture will be a little moist but don’t worry that’s how it is meant to be!

  4. Knead the mixture very lightly on a floured surface and then cut out scone shapes with a cutter.

  5. Cook on the top shelf for approx 15 minutes.