Scones were on the agenda this afternoon to accompany general lazing on the couch and reading of the paper with the fire going in the background. This recipe for Pumpkin and date scones is adapted from Belinda Jeffrey's Mix and Bake book, I added orange and cinnamon to spice things up a bit. Nice and sticky and moist these are.
Pumpkin, date and orange scones with cinnamon sugar
1 1/2 c flour
1/2 tbp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
60g butter
1/2 c dates
juice of 2 oranges
1/2 c pumpkin
1/2 c milk
extra milk for brushing on top
2 tsp raw sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
Squeeze orange juice over dates and heat until absorbed - I microwave for a minute. Combine dry ingredients and rub in butter (or blitz in food processor...) Add dates and coat with flour. Combine milk and pumpkin and add to the dry mixture. Mix gently and roll out thickly, cut into rounds. Brush tops of scones with a little milk, and sprinkle with the combined sugar and cinnamon mixture. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 200c.
