Recipes

Follow these steps

• Pre-heat the oven to 200degC. Sift the flour, sugar and salt into a bowl. Add the butter and using your fingers, rub the butter into the flour until evenly distributed and the mix looks like fine breadcrumbs.
• Stir in the spices and baking powder. Mix the black treacle and milk together in a measuring jug.
• Pour most of the milk & treacle mixture into the dry mix and stir through - add the rest of the liquid if required. You want a nice soft dough but not too wet or sticky. Leave the dough to rest for a few minutes at this stage to absorb the liquid thoroughly, this will make it a lot easier to handle.
• Flour your work surface well, then tip out the rested dough. Flour your hands before gently shaping the dough into an even round - using a floured rolling pin roll out the dough to a 2-3cm thickness.
• Cut into small fluted rounds and place on a baking tray. Gather up the dough scraps and roll & cut into more rounds - continue until all the dough is used.
• Bake in the pre-heated oven for 10-12 minutes or until well risen and dark golden brown.
• Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool covered with a clean tea towel.
• Serve while still slightly warm spread with a little butter. Or leave to cool completely and try our version of a 'thunder & lightning'.............
• Spoon some thick clotted cream into a split scone and drizzle over a little black treacle - dust with a little icing sugar before serving.
• Delicious!