Ingredients

• 300g/10½oz self-raising flour
• 100g/3½oz medium oatmeal
• plus extra for dusting
• 100g/3½oz wholemeal flour
• 50g/2oz caster sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 160g/5½oz unsalted butter
• softened
• plus extra for greasing
• 100g/3½oz walnuts
• roughly chopped
• 125ml/4fl oz buttermilk
• 150ml/5fl oz maple syrup

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 4.
• Mix the self-raising flour
• oatmeal
• wholemeal flour
• caster sugar
• baking powder and the salt in a bowl to combine.
• Add the butter and rub into the flour mixture until it resembles breadcrumbs.
• Fold in the walnuts.
• Place the buttermilk and maple syrup into a separate bowl and mix well.
• Add the buttermilk and maple syrup mixture to the dry mixture and mix well to make a dough.
• Roll the dough out on a floured work surface to 3cm/1½in thick. Using a pastry cutter
• cut out 12 scones (or as many as the dough will provide).
• Place onto a greased baking tray and transfer to the oven to bake for 10-12 minutes
• or until golden-brown.
• Eat while still warm from the oven.