Starbucks' date scones
12 scones
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
1½ | cup | All-purpose flour |
½ | cup | Whole wheat flour |
¼ | cup | Bran |
2 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
1 | teaspoon | Salt |
2 | teaspoons | Cinnamon |
¼ | cup | Brown sugar |
½ | cup | Unsalted, chilled butter |
1 | Egg | |
⅔ | cup | Buttermilk |
⅔ | cup | Chopped dates |
Directions
1. Combine the all-purpose and whole wheat flours, the bran, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and brown sugar.
2. Cut in the butter. (Or combine in a food processor, just until crumbly.)
3. Add the egg, buttermilk and dates; do not overmix. (If the dough seems too sticky to work with add a couple more tablespoons flour.) 4. Shape the dough into a rectangle about 1-inch thick on a floured surface. Cut into 12 triangles. Bake on an ungreased baking sheet in a preheated 350-degree oven about 25 minutes. Cool on a rack.