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Treacle Scones

Treacle Scones is a traditional British recipe for a tea-time scone cake made with treacle (molasses). The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Treacle Scones.

prep time

15 minutes

cook time

15 minutes

Total Time:

30 minutes

Makes:

8–10

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Baking RecipesCake RecipesBritish Recipes


Ingredients:

250g self-raising flour
60g butter
30g caster sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp black treacle (molasses)
pinch of salt
140ml milk

Method:

Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and rub the butter into this. Mix in the sugar, cinnamon, treacle and enough milk to make a soft dough. Tip onto a floured surface and knead until moist and elastic. Roll out to some 1.2 cm thick and cut into rounds with a 6cm pastry cutter.

Grease a baking sheet and place the scone rounds on this. Brush with a little milk and bake in an oven pre-heated to 220°C for about 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool Serve warm, split in half and smothered ini butter.