Bed And Breakfast Spiced Pumpkin Scones With Honey Butter

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons softened butter
• 4 tablespoons caster sugar
• 1 egg
• 250 g pumpkin puree (canned, frozen or fresh)
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1 -2 teaspoon mixed spice (if no mixed spice is available, use a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.)
• 250 g self raising flour
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 75 g fresh unsalted butter, softened
• 4 -6 tablespoons honey

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 200 c / gas 6. lightly grease a baking tray.
• 2 cream together butter and sugar, then beat in egg, pumpkin puree and 4 tablespoons milk until smooth. add the mixed spice to the pumpkin mixture, taste and adjust the spices to taste. stir in flour until a dough forms, then knead a few times on a well floured surface until the dough holds together. add more flour if dough is too wet or sticky.
• 3 press the dough into a flat circle 1 to 1.5cm thick. cut into 6 wedges, place onto greased baking tray, and brush the tops with 2 tablespoons of milk.
• 4 bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top and bottom, 10 to 15 minutes. once done, wrap scones with a clean tea towel and allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving with the honey butter.
• 5 honey butter: mix the butter and honey together, adding the honey a spoon at a time until the right consistency is achieved. mix well. best served fresh with the pumpkin scones.