Dried Fig Scones
Your dried figs need to be soft to make these scones delicious
Makes enough for: 10 scones
Ingredients
- 225 g flour, plus extra for dusting
- 10 mls cream of tartar
- 5 mls bicarbonate of soda
- 60 g salted butter, cubed
- 120 g soft dried figs, thinly sliced
- 130 mls buttermilk
- 10 g honey
- milk for glazing
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200° Celsius
- Place the four, cream of tarter and bicarbonate of soda into a mixing bowl and whisk to combine
- Add the butter and rub in until the mixture resembles bread crumbs
- Add the figs to the bowl and stir to coat with flour
- Make a well in the centre, pour in the buttermilk and honey and use a butter knife to form a dough
- Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and roll to 2cm thick
- Cut into rounds using a 6cm cutter, rerolling the dough until all used up
- Place the scones onto a lined baking tray and brush the tops with milk
- Place into the oven and bake for 15 minutes
- Remove from the oven and place onto a wire rack to cool slightly