Jethart Treacle Scones

Real Scottish scones flavoured with treacle. This recipe is from Jedburgh, in the Borders region of Scotland.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 12 Scones

Ingredients

• 8  ounces flour
• 1  pinch salt
• 1⁄2 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1  tablespoon caster sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1⁄2 ounce butter
• 1  tablespoon  melted treacle
• 1  cup buttermilk

Directions

1. Sift flour with salt, ginger, sugar and soda into a bowl.
2. Rub in butter with your fingertips.
3. Stir in treacle.
4. Make into a softish dough with buttermilk.
5. Roll into a round on a floured board, then cut into rounds about 3 inches across.
6. Cook on a heated girdle, brushed with melted fat until nicely browned below, then turn and cook on the other sides, or bake on a greased baking sheet at 450 for ten to twelve minutes.