Date Scone Recipe
These super quick and easy date scones really live up to their name. With just a few basic ingredients they work out perfectly every time!
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- Oven
- Large bread board - or clean counter top
Ingredients
- 3.5 cups Plain self rising flour
- 10 ounces Whipping cream. Also called heavy cream. 30% to 35% fat. (300 ml)
- 10 ounces Lemon / lime soda pop. Ie. Sprite or 7 Up. Called lemonade in the UK and Australia.
- 1 cup Dates. Pitted and chopped finely. No seeds.
- Whipped cream To serve with
- Raspberry jam To serve with
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 360 F (180 C)
- Prepare baking tray with baking paper
- Add flour to large mixing bowl
- Make a well (hole) in the center of the flour. Make sure you do not compress the flour.
- Pour whipping cream, lemon soda (Sprite, 7Up, Lemonade) and chopped dates into the centre of the flour
- Use a flat knife to stir ingredients together until they are just combined. Do not overstir.
- Sprinkle flour onto large bread board or counter top
- Tip the lightly combined dough onto bread board (or counter top)
- Gently kneed dough. See detailed description above.
- Stretch and lightly press the dough until it is roughly oval shaped and half an inch (1.5 cm) thick.
- Cut scones out and use flat knife to place them onto baking tray per description above
- Place baking tray into preheated oven
- Bake date scones for 15 minutes - don't let them burn
- Take out of oven and serve with your favorite toppings! I'm using raspberry jam and whipping cream today.