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Pumpkin Scones
Makes 12
60g butter
2 tablespoons sugar
1 x 60 egg
1 cup mashed, cooked pumpkin, well
drained, cooled
2 cups self-raising flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup milk
1. Crea m butter in mixing bow l using
Speed 3 until soft.
2. Us ing Speed 1, add sugar a nd
egg, mix until well co mbined, then
gradually add pu mpkin.
3. Si ft flour, cinnamon a nd salt together.
4. Us ing Speed 1, gradually a dd the
spiced flour and mi lk alternately until
a soft dough forms . (Stop the mixer
and raise and lower the b eaters when
necessary to as sist with the mixi ng).
Do not overmix.
5. Turn d ough onto a lightly floured
board, knead light ly and press or roll
dough to desired thi ckness.
6. Cut s cone shapes in doug h by using
a sharp edged scon e cutter or knife
dipped in flour. For stra ight-sided well
risen scones, cut s traight down with
the scone cutter, do not t wist.
7. Pla ce scones close togeth er onto a
lightly greased or b ake paper lined
lamington pan or oven t ray.
8. Li ghtly brush top of each s cone
with milk.
9. Ba ke in a hot oven 220ºC for 10 – 15
minutes or until cooke d and golden.
10. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
11. Serve hot or cold, buttered.
Basic Butter Cake
125g butter, softened
¾ cup caster sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla essence
2 x 60g eggs
2 cups self-raising flour
½ cup milk
1 quantity vanilla icing
1. Crea m butter and sugar i n mixing
bowl on Speed 4 until li ght and fluffy.
2. Add va nilla then add egg s one at a
time beating well a fter each additio n
until well combine d.
3. Us ing Speed 1, gradually a dd flour
and milk alternate ly into creamed
mixture, mix until s mooth.
4. Pou r mixture into a well greas ed and
base-lined 23 cm loaf pan.
5. Ba ke in a moderate oven 180ºC for
45 minutes or until co oked and
golden brown.
6. Turn ou t onto a wire rack to cool.
7. Wh en cold, ice with Vanill a Icing or
dust with icing s ugar.
Vanilla Icing
20g butter, softened
1 cup icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1-2 tablespoons warm milk
1. Com bine butter, icing s ugar, vanilla
and milk in mixin g bowl on Speed 1.
2. In crease to Speed 4 and mix
until smooth.
3. Us e as required
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