Date & Spice Scones for Breakfast or Brunch
Want the perfect breakfast treat? Date & Spice Scones are delicious, easy to make and completely addictive.
When I baked for a British tea shop I made hundreds of buttermilk scones each week. Raisin, lemon and cherry scones were always on the menu, and I would also make a “special scone” each week.
The special might be seasonal like Gingerbread Scones, Cranberry Orange Scones, or whatever I dreamed up that week.
Scroll through the process photos to see how to make Date & Spice Scones.
This dough comes together in mere minutes and bakes in under 30. Less than an hour after rolling out of bed you can have warm Date & Spice scones for breakfast. No need to slather on the butter or clotted cream, these babies are perfect au naturale.
Date & Spice Scone Recipe
Ingredients
- 10 oz all purpose flour (2 cups, see note)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
- 6 oz granulated sugar (¾ cup)
- 4 oz unsalted butter (cold)
- 1 oz raisins (¼ cup)
- 2 oz dried chopped dates (⅓ cup)
- 8 oz whole milk (1 cup)
- 1 large egg for egg wash
- Demararra sugar for top
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 °F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Sift together 10 oz all purpose flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground ginger, ¼ teaspoon ground cloves, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom6 oz granulated sugar in a mixing bowl. Use your fingers to work in 4 oz unsalted butter chunks until the bits are the size of a pea. Toss 1 oz raisins and 2 oz dried chopped dates into the mixture.
- Add 8 oz whole milk all at once and mix just until the flour is moistened. The dough will be quite moist so keep your hands well floured. Dump the dough directly onto the prepared sheet pan. Using well-floured hands, pat the dough into an 8" round. Lightly score the round into 8 wedges.
- Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with Demararra or granulated sugar. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (see note).
- Allow the scones to cool for 5 minutes then use a serrated knife to cut into wedges.
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Hi, I made your recipe today and the batter was super liquid. I added some flour to hold it together a bit but still, after baking it all just spread 🙁
Hi Alexis. The dough for these scones is quite moist, but I wouldn’t say it should be “liquid”. It should have the consistency of a very wet biscuit dough. Did you use All purpose flour? How did you measure the flour. As I mention in the post, because this dough is soft it’s formed into one round rather than trying to cut individual scones. Was the butter room temperature or cold? I’ve updated the recipe to make it clearer that the dough is supposed to be very moist. Please let me know if I can answer any other questions.
Thank you for this! I was intimidated by scones for some reason but I can do this:) Looks AMAZING! I’m going to fire up the kettle;)
You’re very welcome, Tina! I hope you enjoy them.