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.