Name: Souk Scones
Yield: Makes 12
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 450 g/1 lb/3⅔ cups self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting; 120 ml/4 fl oz/½ cup whole milk, plus extra as needed; a large pinch of saffron strands; 70 g/2½ oz/scant 1/3 cup caster/superfine sugar; 150 g/5 oz dried apricots, chopped; 2 tsp baking powder; a pinch of salt; 150 g/5 oz unsalted butter, chilled and diced; 1 beaten egg, for glazing; 1½ tsp orange flower water

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Bold

By Nisha Katona

Published 2024

About

These Moroccan-style scones, heady with saffron and orange blossom, make a fragrant alternative to a traditional cream tea. Delicious served with an orange-scented whipped cream (whip in a drop or two of orange flower water and some grated orange zest) and some apricot jam.