Delicious sweet potato scones
These quick and easy sweet potato and raisin scones are spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg.
Ingredients
Serves: 16
- 3 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 375g self-raising flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 85g butter
- 200g caster sugar
- 145g raisins
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:33min ›
Ready in:48min
- Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.
- Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to the boil. Add sweet potato, cover and steam until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Strain into a bowl and mash until smooth.
- Mix flour and salt together in a large bowl. Rub in butter until mixture is crumbly. Stir in sugar, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. Add mashed sweet potatoes; mix until dough comes together.
- Turn dough out onto a floured work surface; divide in half. Pat each half into a circle the size of a large dinner plate. Stamp out scones with a cutter or slice each circle into 8 wedges. Transfer scones to two baking trays.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
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Reviews in English (2)
Sorry but turned out too moist, almost soggy in middle. Added bake time but I still don’t want to bring to my office. - 07 Jan 2019 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
This recipe was delicious. The sweet potatoes made it more moist than usual scones, but it was richer and more decadent because of it. I'd definitely make them again. - 08 Dec 2017 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)