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Servings: 24 servings
Cost per portion 3p
Calories: 72.5kcal
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Ingredients
- 120 g raisins
- 20 ml veg oil
- 200 g flour self raising
- 50 g sugar
- 80 g lard
- 70 g oat instant oats
Instructions
- Soak the raisins in some left over tea to soak up and get plump.
- Lightly grease a baking sheet.
- Mix together the flour, sugar and cereal and rub in the lard.
- Stir in the raisins and then the oil and tea from soaking the raisins, to get a soft dough.
- Turn on to a floured work surface and knead very lightly.
- Pat out to a round 2cm thick.
- Use a 1.5in cutter to stamp out rounds and place on the baking sheet.
- Lightly knead together the rest of the dough and stamp out more scones to use it all up.
- Brush the tops of the scones with a little water.
- Heat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7
- Bake for 12 minutes until well risen and golden. Cool on a wire rack
- Click here to start a 12 minute timer
- Makes 24 little scones, make 4 batches in the month.
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
raisin scones
Amount per Serving
Calories
72.5
% Daily Value*
Fat
1.15
g
2
%
Saturated Fat
0.73
g
5
%
Sodium
2.33
mg
0
%
Potassium
67.83
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
14.52
g
5
%
Fiber
0.99
g
4
%
Sugar
2.15
g
2
%
Protein
1.47
g
3
%
Vitamin A
167.3
IU
3
%
Vitamin C
1.45
mg
2
%
Calcium
11.9
mg
1
%
Iron
0.66
mg
4
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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These are very good! I think I’ll add a bit of cinnamon next time. My toddlers also loved them as a treat. Thank you for all that you do!
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