Date, brown sugar and lemon scones
5/5/2011
Serves 12
Ingredients
| 2 cups | Self raising flour |
| 1 cup | Wholemeal flour |
| ¼ tsp | Salt |
| ½ cup | Brown sugar, (plus 1 extra tbsp) |
| ¾ cup | Dates, (roughly chopped) |
| 1 | Lemon, (grated zest) |
| 70 g | Butter |
| 1 | Egg |
| ¼ cup | Milk |
| ¼ cup | Lemonade |
| 2 tbsp | Cream |
| 1 to dust | Icing sugar |
Directions
- Preheat oven to 220C. Put the flours, salt and sugar into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the dates, lemon zest and then rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Whisk together the egg, milk, lemonade and cream. Gently mix enough of the wet mixture into the dry until it holds together.
- Press gently onto a floured surface. Cut into rounds and place on a greased oven tray. Brush with the remaining egg/milk wash. Sprinkle with sugar and bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.
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