Sunday, 23 January 2011

Heather Honey Scones

Inspired by my recent visit to the the Balmoral Hotel and with the the Bakelady running a scone challenge, I decided to make some Honey Scones using a lovely pot of Heather honey I picked up in Edinburgh. Most supermarkets should have some form of heather honey or other different types such as blossom, acacia etc... and I emplore you to buy a decent pot for this recipe just for the superior flavour, or instead of using a supermarket, find and support your local supplier. For those of you living in Sheffield the Sheffield Honey Company is the local producer but I'm sure there is one near where you live.

This recipe is really simple and can be quickly made in about 30 minutes.

Heather Honey Scones (makes 8)
225g Self Raising Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
50g Butter
7 Tbsp Milk
1 Tbsp Honey (warmed slightly)

Method
Rub the Flour and salt together with the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Add the milk and the honey to the mix and bring together, using a knife, until a soft but not sticky dough is formed.
Knead together quickly to make a smooth dough.
At this point either roll out with a rolling pin, (to about 1cm thick) and use a cutter or do what I do and rip bits of the dough and mould into a scone shape using your hands, I like the scruffy and non uniform look it gives to the scone.
Place on a greased baking tray and brush with milk.
Place in a preheated oven at 230C for 10 minutes.

Serve with jam and clotted cream, if anybody uses squirty cream I will hunt you down and confiscate the remainder of your scones.

Enjoy.
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5 comments:

  1. Unknown23 January 2011 at 15:20

    ooh, never thought of using honey in my scones, this is a great idea... I have some amazing Mexican Orange Blossom honey, not local to me I realise but local to some lovely mexicans i'm sure... so i'll give these a go x

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  2. Komal 23 January 2011 at 15:25

    Yum yum I love honey its amazing and not only in food, I also use it on my face for super soft skin.
    These scones look great though. Thanks for sharing
    ps. just found your blog!

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  3. Choclette23 January 2011 at 15:37

    Ooh, liking the sound of using honey and am occasionally lucky enough to find some local heather honey too, so must try AND definitely no squirty cream!

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  4. Janice29 January 2011 at 16:21

    The Balmoral Hotel is gorgeous, once had a spa day there - divine! Honey sounds good in the scone, but surely you would serve them with HONEY and cream? I think that would make them amazing.

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  5. Gary29 January 2011 at 18:24

    i tried with both and more honey instead of jam on top is divine.

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