Antipasto scone scrolls
Ready in 50 minutes | Serves 6
Ingredients
2 cups self-raising flour
30g chilled butter, chopped
½ cup milk
½ cup water
⅓ cup basil pesto
50g salami, thinly sliced then chopped
½ cup chopped, chargrilled capsicum
100g feta, crumbled
Tips: It’s important to use a light hand and work the dough as little as possible to achieve a tender result.
For a soft, ‘country’ finish, dust lightly with flour instead of brushing with a milk mixture.
Preheat oven to 220°C. Lightly grease a scone tray or line with baking paper. Sift flour into a large bowl.
Add butter. Rub in lightly with fingertips.
Make a well in the centre of mixture. In a jug, combine milk and water. Reserve 1 Tbsp and pour the rest all at once into the well. Using a butter knife, mix quickly to a soft, sticky dough. Do not over-mix.
Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Press or roll out on a piece of baking paper to form a 20cm x 30cm rectangle about 1cm thick.
Dollop over teaspoons of pesto. Scatter evenly with salami, capsicum and feta.
Using the paper to lift the dough, roll it up lengthways into a log.
Using a sharp, floured knife, cut into 12 x 2cm-thick slices.
Arrange cut-side up on tray, overlapping slightly. Brush with reserved milk mixture. Bake for 25-30 minutes until scones sound hollow when tapped. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.