Found this on my blog and they were sooooo good.
In the recipe below, you will note that I candied the orange peel, which is very very good.
I didn't have time to bother with that, so I used the zest of 1 orange, also No dates, so out came the trusty Craisins.
If you are siting comfortably, then we'll begin!
When we were on our road trip round New Zealand in 2008. I was on the hunt for the best Date Scones. Only found 3 I think, so I had to try my own.
I believe the addition of orange is the secret
You can candy the orange peel which is very simple.
See below
I have adapted The Cheddar and Thyme Biscuits/Scones recipe to make these delicious treats.
From a previous post http://sososimple.blogspot.co.nz/2007/10/forget-3-tenors-we-have-3-mds.html
I like the idea of adding sugar to savoury muffins or scones.
It gives the food such a lift
This is a very good recipe
So
Heat oven to 220C Fan 200C
2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
3 tablespoons white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
54 gms butter or margarine
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup /115 gms shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup chopped dates/ or 1 cup Craisins
Candied zest of 1 orange chopped/or zest of 1 large orange
So if you want to do the Date Candied orange way
First candy the orange zest
Zest the orange into strips with a potato peeler
Cover with water bring to boil
Drain and repeat
Make a syrup ½ cup water and ½ cup sugarBring to boil
Add drained peel and simmer about 8 minutes
Remove and chop
Sift dry ingredients into large bowl
Grate butter into flour
and rub between fingers till it looks like breadcrumbs
Or use a pastry cutter
Add dates and orange zest (or craisins and raw orange zest)
Toss the fruit in the flour mixMake a well and add cheese and milk.
Mix quickly and you may need to add a little extra milk.
I like the dough to be wet
Turn out onto floured surface
Knead gently to get together and pat out to about ¾ inch
Cut into pieces
I got 10 pieces
Brush lightly with milk
And place on oven tray I like to line my trays with baking paper.
Cook 10 -12 minutes
A beautiful mid morning snack…I think I have cracked it.
5 comments:
Beautiful scones Gilli, I love scones for breakfast!! Look at my Papaya scones!:))
http://aromahope.blogspot.com/2008/01/
hot-cocoa-and-papaya-pecan-scones.html
Mixed fruit scones here;
http://foodieshope.blogspot.com/2006/11/
scones-and-latkes-with-masala-chai.html
Asha I have looked at your scones they look wonderful
Thanks
I love a good date scone. the ratio of dates to crumb is very important. I answered your question on where to buy the fig balsamic in my comments. Did you see it. If you go can you get the website so I can send it to Bron. I can't find them online
Barbara will pop over and find the shop and get an address for you. Yes I think the proportion of dates I've used works.
Cheers
Yum! You can't go wrong with scones. Those look so good! Now that I think about it, I haven't made any for a while. And usually I make them for other people, not for myself. I just may make some in the morning, since they are so quick.
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