Description
Think australian country. Think sunny autumn afternoons. If you can't, then these scones will transport you there 🙂
Ingredients
- Plain Flour
- Caster Sugar
- Baking Powder
- Bicarbonate Of Soda
- Salt
- Unsalted Butter
- Dried Cherries
- Pumpkin
- Buttermilk
- Milk
Instructions
- Boil or steam 1 cup pumpkin and mash it
- Set aside to cool
- Preheat oven to 200c
- Lightly flour a heavy baking sheet and set aside
- Place flour, sugar, baking powder, bicarb soda and salt in a food processor and whiz to mix thoroughly
- Add the butter& process until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs
- Transfer mix to large bowl
- Add the cherries, or fruit of choice and toss to mix
- Make well in the center
- Whisk together pumpkin& buttermilk and pour into the well
- Stir mix very lightly with a fork until thoroughly moistened
- Turn out onto floured surface, knead a few times to just combine
- Pat into a 3cm think round, dip a scone cutter or small glass into flour and cut out scones
- Place fairly close together on baking sheet, brush with milk for a dull glaze or egg yolk mix for shine
- Bake for 12-20 minutes
- Remove from oven
- Wrap in a tea towel for five minutes
- Serve hot with butter, or go the full hog and use your favourite jam topped with a dollop of cream