Treacle Recipe • Treacle Scones

These scones are best served hot with lashings of butter.

Ingredients

• 3 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• ¼ cup butter
• ¾ cup treacle or molasses
• 1 cup milk, or as needed

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Sift the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and sugar into a bowl. Rub in butter until it is in crumb-sized pieces. Make a well in the center and pour in the treacle and milk. Stir into a soft dough. Roll out on a floured surface and cut in to rounds with a biscuit cutter. Place on a baking sheet.
3. Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the bottoms are lightly browned.

Nutrition Facts

• calories247.9
• carbohydrateContent46.8 g
• cholesterolContent11.8 mg
• fatContent4.6 g
• fiberContent1 g
• proteinContent4.7 g
• saturatedFatContent2.7 g
• sodiumContent149.1 mg
• sugarContent13.5 g