Treacle and Raisin Girdle Scones

Name: Treacle and Raisin Girdle Scones
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Makes: 12 scones
Ingredients: 30 g / 1 oz butter; ¼ tsp salt; 1 egg; clarified butter or sunflower oil; 5 tbs milk; 60 g / 2 oz seedless raisins; 1 tbs black treacle; 120 g / 4 oz self-raising flour; freshly grated nutmeg; 2 tsp caster sugar

Preparation info

Makes:
12
scones

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 min

Appears in

Cakes

By Geraldene Holt

Published 2011

About

This version of Scotch pancakes is dark and spiced. As an alternative to butter, try spreading them with clotted cream or cream cheese.

Ingredients

120 g / 4 oz self-raising flour
¼ tsp salt

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl, grate in some nutmeg and stir in the sugar. Cut the butter into the flour until very fine, then mix in the egg, treacle and milk. Beat to a smooth batter.

Heat the girdle or griddle and smear with a little sunflower oil. Drop 2 or 3 tablespoons of the ba