When hosting a drinks party where the only food on offer is canapés, this is a great recipe as they are filling as well as delicious and you don't want your guests falling down drunk! These can be frozen for up to a month, defrost at room temperature, refresh in the oven for 5 minutes then slice in half and fill with onion marmalade. Use shop bought for ease or make a batch of my onion marmalade recipe.
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Ingredients
- 250 g self raising flour sifted
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp garam masala
- 125 g butter
- 3 cm ginger peeled and grated
- 2 red chilli deseeded and finely chopped
- 10 mint leaves finely chopped
- 1 egg beaten
- 60 ml buttermilk
- 2 tbsp milk
- mutard seeds for garnish
- jar of onion marmalade to fill
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180c fan and line 2 baking sheets with greaseproof paper.
- Put the sifted flour, baking powder, garam masala and a teaspoon of salt into a bowl. Add the butter and work quickly with your fingers until it resembles bread crumbs.
- Add the ginger, chilli and mint to the bowl. Combine egg and buttermilk in a separate bowl, tip into the flour and using a dinner knife work the liquid into the flour. Tip out and use your hands to bring together quickly.
- Roll out to 2cm thick. Have some flour available in which to dip a 3.5cm pastry cutter. Dip the cutter into the flour and then press out a few scones. Dip again and repeat this until there are 20 scones. You may need to gather spare bits to ensure no waste.
- Put on the lined baking trays, brush with the milk and sprinkle with mustard seeds, bake for 10-15 minutes until risen and golden. Leave to cool before slicing in half and fill with onion marmalade.
Nutrition
Calories: 58kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 36mgPotassium: 48mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 94IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 1mg
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