Jen's Easy Apricot, Cream & Ginger Scones

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups self raising flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2-1 teaspoon ground ginger (use more if you like)
• 1/2 cup dried apricot (roughly chopped)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream, plus
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1/2 cup ginger ale, plus
• 2 tablespoons ginger ale

Recipe

• 1 pre heat oven to 400'f/200'c.
• 2 in a bowl mix together all the dry ingredients and stir through the apricot pieces.
• 3 add in the cream and gingerale and mix lightly with a knife until mixture holds together in a ball.
• 4 tip out onto a floured board and gently pat out into a rectangle and cut into 9 scones or cut out scones with a 6cm diam cutter.
• 5 place close together on a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake in hot oven for 15 minutes.
• 6 tip out onto a clean teatowel and wrap up to keep warm.
• 7 these are nice just buttered but even better spread with some apricot jam and topped with a dollop of whipped cream for a special treat.