Apricot Scones

Ingredients list for Apricot Scones

• 1/2 cup Dried Apricots
• 2 1/4 cups Refined Flour
• 3 teaspoons Baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Soda bicarbonate
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• to grease Chilled butter cut into cubes 4 tablespoons +
• Buttermilk 1 cup + for brushing
• 1 cup Whipped cream
• Mixed fruit jam for topping

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
3. Add butter and rub it with your fingers till the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add apricots and mix well.
4. Add one cup of buttermilk and knead gently into a dough. Rest the dough for ten minutes.
5. Roll out the dough into a one inch thick sheet. Cut out scones with a two-inch diameter round cookie cutter. Place them on a lined baking tray.
6. Brush the scones with buttermilk and bake in the preheated oven for fifteen minutes.
7. Remove from the oven and cool. Arrange the scones on a serving plate, top with whipped cream and jam and serve.

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