Adam Liaw’s date scones

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Liaw, A. (2026, October 22). Adam Liaw’s date scones. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/recipes/date-scones-20261022-p617tc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-22 · by Adam Liaw

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Chef Adam Liaw provides a recipe for date scones, detailing ingredients like self-raising flour, caster sugar, baking powder, butter, milk, egg, and chopped dates. The method involves mixing dry ingredients, adding wet ingredients, folding in dates to form dough, cutting rounds with a cutter, and baking at 180C fan-forced for about 12 minutes until golden brown. Liaw suggests using a knife to avoid overworking the dough.
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Adam Liaw, an Australian chef, shared his recipe for date scones on October 22, 2026, in the Sydney Morning Herald. The recipe requires 4 cups of self-raising flour, 75g butter, and 375ml milk, along with other ingredients such as chopped dates. Liaw advises using a butter knife to fold the dough to avoid overworking it. Scones should be cut into rounds, baked at 180°C fan-forced for about 12 minutes until golden brown, and served with whipped cream and jam.

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📰 Adam Liaw's Date Scones
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Adam Liaw
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Adam’s tip: A good trick to avoid overworking scone dough is to do all the folding with a butter knife when bringing the dough together.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-22
2026-10-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Adam Liaw’s date scones · assertive framing

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Whether eaten with jam and cream or just a smear of salted butter, date scones are always a good idea. asserted
scones → eat → butter
Adam’s tip: A good trick to avoid overworking scone dough is to do all the folding with a butter knife when bringing the dough together. asserted
trick → avoid → dough
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