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  • Makes 8
  • 20 minutes
  • Difficulty Easy
  • 8 Ingredients

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Easy Date Scones


Ingredients (makes 8 Scones)

  • 2 Cups self raising flour
  • 1 tspn baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 tspn sugar
  • 1 tblsp butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped dates
  • 1 small egg, beaten
  • 150ml milk

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into a large bowl. Rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the chopped dates.
  2. Combine the egg and milk in a jug. Stir into the flour mixture to make a soft sticky dough. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for 30 seconds or until just smooth.
  3. Cut the dough into about 8 squares or rounds, brush tops with a little milk and place on a tray.Bake about 10-15 minutes or until golden.
  4. You can use an assortment of jams or just butter

  • I love date scones, I will give this recipe ago

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  • Sounds yum, thanks for sharing

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  • Yum – my favourite scone! Makes for a delicious teat!!

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  • Loves scones thanks for sharing

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  • looks really good thanks for sharing

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  • thank you another scone recipe for me to try

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  • this looks soo good yummy

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  • These sound and look delicious. Will be making them when our friend visit next. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Love the sound of these.

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  • I might use sultanas with mine 🙂

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  • I love scones.
    Going through a tough time at the moment with money so looking for bits and pieces that i can make to get us through….i would have to replace the dates with sultanas though.

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  • I’ve got dates just sitting in the cupboard now I know what to use them for!

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  • These look like the perfect thing for sunday afternoon tea with my parents

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  • I don’t often make scones as my Mum makes them so well (and often). I’ll have to remind her about how she used to make us date scones, many years ago!

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  • A mouth watering treat thanks for sharing

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  • Date scones are my favourite I’m going to start baking. So, so yummy

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  • never had date scones, i will have to try them

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  • Yum I love scones but never made them myself, now I can!

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  • I prefer serve this scones with jam 🙂

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  • Thanks for your yummy scone recipe.

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