Date and orange scones

These delicious date and orange scones are made using Fairtrade products.

Ingredients

1 cup	Medjool dates, chopped and pitted, use the Trade Aid variety
¼ cup	Orange juice
1 cup	Orange, peeled and diced
3 cups	Self raising flour
¼ tsp	Salt
50 g	Butter, chilled, chopped
1 ½ cups	Milk, warmed
2 Tbsp	Cane sugar, use the Fairtrade variety

Directions

1. Heat oven to 210C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. In a bowl, combine the chopped dates with the orange juice and cover with plastic wrap. Microwave for 1-2 minutes, until the dates absorb the orange juice. Add the diced orange.
3. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
4. Add the warm milk to the date and orange mixture, stir to combine then mix quickly into the flour with a spatula. Do not knead.
5. Turn out on to a floured bench. Dust the top with flour and pat out to an even rectangle about 2.5cm thick with your hands.
6. Cut the mixture into squares or rounds. Place the scones on the prepared tray. Sprinkle with the sugar. Bake for about 20 minutes.