Ginger Orange Scones

Make tea time a special occasion with Ginger Orange Scones 

served with a Cream Cheese Spread. 

The perfect sweet-savoury combination!

Ingredients:

For the Scones:

240g cake flour (500ml)
5ml baking powder
2.5ml salt

65g butter, cut into small pieces
75ml White Sugar
2.5ml grated orange rind
1 large egg
125ml milk
125ml drained, finely chopped Stem Ginger in Syrup

For the Cream Cheese Spread:

230g tub smooth cottage or cream cheese
30ml orange juice
15ml orange zest
3 pieces Stem Ginger in Syrup, finely chopped
10ml Golden Syrup

Method:

For the Scones:

Preheat oven to 200˚C. Grease and oven tray.

Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl.

Rub in the butter until mixture resembles fresh breadcrumbs. Stir in White sugar and orange rind.

Mix egg and milk together, and pour onto dry mixture along with the Ginger in Syrup, cutting in with the back of a knife to soft dough.

Turn out dough onto floured worktop and pat out lightly to 2cm thickness. Cut into rounds and bake on prepared tray for 12 minutes.

Transfer onto cake cooling rack.

For the Cream Cheese Spread:

Combine all ingredients until creamy and light.

Store in the fridge until required for spreading on scones

Makes 8 medium size scones