Vanilla and Poppy Seed Scones
Served with homemade red fruits jam
Ingredientes
Red Fruits Jam (optional)
- 250 g frozen red fruits
- 50 ml water
- 120 g sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp Port wine (or liquor)
Vanilla and Poppy Seed Scones
- 100 ml milk
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 325 g flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp poppy seeds
- 60 g white sugar
- 1 egg
- 100 g butter (unsalted)
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
Preparação
Red Fruits Jam (optional)
- Place all the ingredients (except the wine) in a pan under medium heat.
- Once the fruits have become soft, crush them into smaller pieces with a hand blender.
- Add the wine to the mixture and return it to medium heat, stirring every once in a while, until it becomes thicker. This procedure may take a while, so I recommend getting started with the scones in the meantime.
- Having reached the right consistency, transfer the jam to a jar and let it cool down completely. Afterwards, it can be kept in the fridge.
Vanilla and Poppy Seed Scones
- Preheat the oven at 180 ºC.
- Mix the milk with the lemon juice and set it aside, creating the buttermilk.
- In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, poppy seeds and sugar.
- Then, add the egg, softened butter, vanilla essence and buttermilk to mixture.
- Knead the dough, taking care not to overwork it. You will know it is done when it is smooth and soft.
- Form 12 small balls and bake them on a tray with baking paper for about 15 to 20 minutes.
Notas
These scones are best eaten still warm. The day after they can be warmed again in the toaster or microwave.