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I always love finding new ways to use up leftover mincemeat – aside from yet more mince pies – and also new recipes to make over the festive season, full of that classic mincemeat flavour. Our latest bake, using up the last of the mincemeat from Christmas, is this simple mincemeat scones recipe. A traditional recipe with a wonderful, festive twist that isn’t limited to November and December!

How do you make sweet mincemeat scones?

This easy old fashioned mincemeat scones recipe could not be simpler to make – and they are something I would happily eat all year round, not just at Christmas. They use typical scones ingredients – butter, flour and sugar, alongside mincemeat to give that festive flavour and a little milk to help bind it all together.

The trick with scones is not to knead them or even over mix them. You combine everything by hand, even the wet ingredients and then pat or roll out the scone dough mixture gently before cutting rounds out of the mix and baking.

As this is a festive recipe you could mix it up a little and make all different scone shapes if you wanted to – star shaped scones or Christmas tree scones would be fantastic over Christmas. But, this time we kept it simple and made traditional round Christmas scones to enjoy.

This is a great twist on a classic recipe and a lovely alternative to enjoy over the holidays. We love eating these scones simply with butter to make the most of the mincemeat flavours. However, you could serve with cream and jam – and a festive jam would be a great twist too.

The Christmas mincemeat scones keep well in an airtight container for a few days although I doubt they would last that long before they’re all eaten! These would be a great bake for a festive bake sale, a Christmas buffet or a seasonal afternoon tea. Really, they’d be great for any occasion – or for no reason at all – throughout Christmas and beyond.

If you’re looking for more festive bakes to make to use up leftover mincemeat, try our mincemeat flapjacks, mincemeat shortbread or festive bakewell tarts recipes. You can see all our recipes to date here including plenty more baking recipes.

So here’s our traditional Mincemeat Scones recipe

Ingredients

500g self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
75g caster sugar
100g unsalted butter – straight from the fridge
200g mincemeat
115ml milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
Grease a baking tray or line with baking paper or parchment paper.
Sift the flour and baking powder into a large mixing bowl before mixing in the caster sugar.
Using your fingertips, rub in the cold butter until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Make a well in the centre and add the mincemeat and milk.
Mix using a cutting action until the dough comes together in clumps.
With floured hands, gather the scone dough together, lift onto a lightly floured work surface and pat into a smooth ball. Do not knead or the scones will become tough.
Pat the dough out to about 2cms thick. Cut into rounds using a 5cm cookie cutter or pastry cutter.
Gather the trimmings and repeat. Place rounds close together on the prepared baking sheet.
Brush with a little milk and bake for 12-15 minutes or until risen and golden brown. Leave to cool on a wire rack – feel free to serve slightly warm.

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