Pumpkin Dark Chocolate and Date Scones

These sweet enjoyable pumpkin scones with dark chocolate and dates are easy to make.

Ingredients make 15

500 g self raising flour

100 g caster sugar

10 g salt

1 tsp mixed spice

120 g unsalted butter

170 g pumpkin puree

170 ml milk

100 g chopped dark chocolate

100 g finely chopped dates

Method

Preheat oven to 200ºC fan forced (220ºC normal bake).Combine flour, sugar, salt and mixed spice in a large bowl. Rub the butter into the flour blend until it resembles bread crumbs. In another bowl combine pumpkin puree, milk, chocolate and dates. Add this blend to the flour mixture and combine. Place the dough on a workbench dusted with flour and roll or press out to a thickness of approx. 25 mm. Cut scones with a cutter 5 cm. in diameter and place on lightly greased flat baking tray. Bake in the oven approx. 12 min. and dust with icing sugar.

Note: Try using milk chocolate instead of dark chocolate.