Recipe: Perfect Date Scones

Date Scones. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Date scones are miles better than raisin scones. They also play homage to the Gulf region of the Middle East.

The secret to really GOOD scones The key with this scone recipe is to not work the dough. You more you work the dough, the tougher and tighter the scone. The best way to make date scones starts the night before. You can cook Date Scones using 9 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Date Scones

1. You need of Scone mix.
2. It's 3 cup of Standard plain flour.
3. You need 6 tsp of Baking powder.
4. Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt.
5. Prepare 75 grams of Butter.
6. You need 1 1/2 cup of Milk.
7. Prepare 3/4 cup of Chopped dates.
8. You need 1 tbsp of Sugar.
9. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Cinnamon.

If you're in a hurry this isn't an essential step, but to make The Best date scones, it's a good idea. * Roughly chop the dates, put in a small container, add enough boiling water to cover, pop somewhere safe and dream of date scones in the morning. Date Drop Scones are so delicious and tender. Since I love dates, adding them to scones make sense to me! These are the scones that my family always wants served at our Mother's Day Tea.

Date Scones step by step

1. Preheat oven to 220C.
2. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl..
3. Cut butter in and crumble with fingers until resembles Fine breadcrumbs..
4. Add dates, sugar and cinnamon..
5. Add milk and mix quickly with a knife to a soft dough..
6. Remove dough from Bowl and knead a few times..
7. Lightly dust an oven tray with flour, or line with greaseproof paper..
8. Press dough out onto tray..
9. Cut into 12 even sized pieces..
10. Leave a 2cm space between scones..
11. Brush tops with milk and sprinkle a mixture of sugar and cinnamon on top..
12. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden Brown..

They are a delicious treat any time of the day. These Medjool Date and Orange Scones are soft, buttery and full of autumn spices. There is tang from the orange, sweetness from the medjool dates and a crunchy top of glistening sugar. You'll definitely want one of these with your morning cup of coffee! Dates and chocolate chips give both texture and flavor to these delicious whole-wheat scones, which are a fun departure from tradition.