Date and Lemon Scones - Courtesy of Masterchef

I saw these on the masterclass of masterchef 09. They looked delicious and easy.

As it turns out - they are better than expected! The lemony tang is amazing. Great warm spread with butter.

150ml-175ml milk

150ml cream

1 egg

3 cups self-raising flour

2 tbs caster sugar

1 cup chopped, dried dates (it is really easy to chop them with scissors!)

Finely grated rind 1 lemon

Cream & jam, to serve

1. Preheat oven 200°C fan forced. Grease and flour a baking tray.

2. Whisk 150ml milk, cream and egg together until well combined. Combine flour, sugar, dates and lemon rind in a large bowl. Add milk mixture and stir gently to a soft dough, adding remaining milk if necessary. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead very gently until dough comes together.

3. Press dough out to 2cm-thick. Break the dough into about 12 pieces then place into the tray. Brush the tops with milk and sprinkle with a little sugar. Bake 12-15 minutes until golden and well risen.

Serve hot with jam and cream.