Name: Ginger Beer Scones
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups self-raising flour; 1 pinch salt; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 egg; 2 tablespoons cream; 1 cup ginger beer

These ginger beer scones cooked in a Dutch oven are a delightful twist on a classic that is perfect for baking outdoors. The use of fizzy ginger beer not only adds a subtle warmth but also helps create an incredibly light, tender texture. With just a handful of ingredients, these scones are simple to prepare, coming together quickly. Making them ideal for spontaneous campfire baking.

Baked in a Dutch oven, the scones can develop a golden crust if enough heat is applied to the lid of the Dutch oven, but may also have a pale top if a standard baking set-up is created compared to the bottom which is actually touching the hot base rather than getting radiant heat in the case of the top.

The use of scoring the top of the scones is a much quicker and more efficient way of portioning the scones, making it an ideal method for the outdoors when time and simplicity are needed. Whether you’re gathered around the fire or baking in your backyard, these ginger beer scones offer a cozy, flavorful snack. Served warm and fresh from the Dutch oven, they’re guaranteed to disappear fast.

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A loaf of ginger beers scones sitting on a brown striped cloth.

A traditional way to serve scones is on a cloth, it also allows for the flour used to stop them sticking to the Dutch oven to be rubbed of before eating.

A ginger beer scone topped with butter and jam served on a blue camp plate.

The ginger beer scones can be served with your favorite scone toppings such as butter, jam, and cream.

Ball of dough on a wooden board dusted with four.

A quick and gentle knead of the dough helps bring the soft dough together before cooking.

A Dutch oven with a raw dough that is marked in a gride shape.

Scoring the ginger beer dough deeply with a knife is a quick and easy way to create individual scones.

Ginger beer being poured into a stainless bowl with flour in it.

The ginger beer is the last ingredient added. From this point forward the steps should be completed as quickly as possible to get the best results.

A Dutch oven with grid formed baked ginger beer scones in it.

The grid scoring of the dough allows the ginger beer scones to create individual scones through the rising process while cooking in the Dutch oven.

Ginger Beer Scones Recipe

Walter

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Light, fluffy, and kissed with a hint of spice, these ginger beer scones are cooked in a Dutch oven to create a camp treat like no other!

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Preparation 10

Cook 20

Ready in 30

Servings Servings

CourseMorning Tea

InfluenceAustralian

DifficultySeasoned

MethodBake

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Ingredients

2 1/2 cups self-raising flour
1 pinch salt
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons cream
1 cup ginger beer

Equipment

10 inch Dutch oven

Directions

Preheat a Dutch oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
In a bowl, add the flour and salt, then create a well in the middle.
Add to the well the brown sugar, egg, cream, and finally the ginger beer.
Mix well with a knife until all the flour is bound together.
Tip out the dough and gently knead until a soft dough is formed, then create a disc the size of the Dutch oven.
Dust the preheated Dutch oven with a thin sprinkling of flour.
Add the dough disc to the prepared Dutch oven, then score about 80% through a grid pattern.
Place the lid on the Dutch oven, then bake the scones for 20 minutes at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Once cooked, remove the ginger beer scones from the Dutch oven and serve. Individual scones are easily pulled along the grid lines. Serve with your favorite topping.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 183kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 5gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 17mgPotassium: 55mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 86IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg