So we are in week 5 of New Zealand’s level 4 Lock down due to Covid -19 and there is nothing open, except the supermarket and Pharmacies and I was really craving a date and orange scone that I would once an while treat myself to at our local cafe. But Guess what I can’t do this right now but all good these are truly delicious and very easy recipe by Annabel Langbein in her Essential book vol 2 ( a MUST HAVE )
Ingredients
- Finely grated zest of an orange
- 3 cups self raising flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder, sifted
- 75g Chilled butter, grated
- 2 cups pitted dates , chopped
- 1 3/4 cups buttermilk or natural yoghurt
- icing sugar
Method
- Pre heat oven to 200 degrees
- Line a baking tray with baking paper and lightly dust with flour
- Add the butter to the flour and use a knife or your finger tips and work the butter into the flour mixture to a coarse crumb
- Mix in the chopped dates
- Add the buttermilk or yoghurt and stir with a knife until the mixture is just comes together into a soft , wettish dough , don’t over mix
- Turn out onto the prepared tray and flatten into a circle about 25 cm in diameter
- Cut into wedges and arrange with a little space in between
- Bake until risen and fully set in the centre and lightly golden about 20 minutes ( my oven 30 minutes )
- Dust with icing sugar before serving and you have to have butter !!
Share this Post