Black Sesame Butter Scones

Name: Black Sesame Butter Scones
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 38 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: cake flour 250 g; ground black sesame 35 g; sugar 40 g; baking powder 8 g; unsalted butter 90 g; heavy cream 110 ml; egg 1 ea; salt 2 g

Quick answer

Total time: 38 min
Level: Easy
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8

About this dish

Split one by hand while it is still warm and a strong roasted sesame smell rises from the grey crumb.

Black sesame powder is mixed into the flour, and the dough is brought together with cream and egg instead of milk, then pressed into a 2.5cm round without kneading.

Ingredients

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Instructions

6 steps

1

Preheat the oven fully to 200°C and line a baking tray with parchment paper.

Cut the butter into 1cm cubes first, then keep it cold in the refrigerator until the flour mixture is ready.
2

In a large bowl, whisk 250g cake flour, 35g ground black sesame, 40g sugar, 8g baking powder, and 2g salt.

Break up any sesame clumps so the dough bakes with an even grey crumb.
3

Add the 90g cold butter and rub it in quickly with your fingertips until most pieces are pea-sized.

If the mixture feels greasy or the butter softens, chill it briefly before continuing.
4

Whisk 110ml heavy cream with 1 egg, pour it over the flour mixture, and fold with a spatula.

Stop when the dough is about 80 percent combined, with a few dry streaks still visible.
5

Transfer the rough dough to the work surface and press it together without kneading.

Pat it into a 2.5cm-thick round, cut it into 8 wedges, and place them on the tray with space between pieces.
6

Place the scones on the tray with space between them and bake at 200C for 16 to 18 minutes.

Remove them when the tops are golden and the edges have small cracks, then cool on a rack for 10 minutes before serving.