It is no secret that I love tea; I drink about seven cups of tea a day but barely notice most of them as I am so busy doing something else at the same time; but sometimes it is good to stop for a moment, take a step back from whatever it is that you are so incredibly busy with and breathe. Take ten minutes for yourself to relax, regroup, savour the tea and come back to whatever you were working on refreshed and focused.
Of course a tea break isn’t a proper tea break without something sweet to nibble on…That is where these apple, fig, pecan and honey scones come in. They are quick and easy to throw together and make a very satisfying snack come elevenses or the 4pm slump. The hearty flavours are perfect for the colder weather and the apple, fig, honey and honey butter glaze provide plenty of sweetness; I added a hint of spice, but just a hint as I didn’t want to overpower the other flavours, feel free to double the amount I used if you want a bit more of a kick. The scones need nothing more than a slathering of butter and a drizzle of honey to serve (and a cup of tea of course). They can also be frozen once baked so you have a stash for whenever you need a tea break; just allow to defrost at room temperature for an hour or two then refresh in a low oven for five minutes or so before serving.
I was kindly sent some products by JING tea to make my tea breaks more enjoyable, a hand blown glass tea infuser mug which is a beautiful piece of kit which allows you to enjoy loose leaf tea wherever you like. The clever lid inverts to become a receptacle for the infuser section meaning that there is no mess; it also comes with a little sand timer which ensures that your tea is brewed to perfection, not too weak and not too strong. I was also sent a caddie of loose leaf Chai tea, and one of Earl Grey; they are really delicious teas with far more flavour than a standard teabag; and any of these products would make great gifts for Christmas, which is approaching at a frightening pace… JING are also very kindly giving away an infuser mug set to one lucky reader, all you need to do to enter is to fill out the competition form at the bottom of this post. That’s not all though, if you visit Supergolden Bakes she is giving away a beautiful teapot set and Patisserie Makes Perfect is giving away a tea for two set.

Apple, Fig, Pecan & Honey Scones
Ingredients
Scones
- 450 g (3 + 3/4cups) self-raising flour
- 2 rounded tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- pinch salt
- 85 g (1/3 cup) cool butter, cubed
- 160 g (5.5 oz) dried figs, roughly chopped
- 1 large eating apple peeled and diced
- 75 g (2.5 oz) pecans, roughly chopped
- 5 tbsp honey
- 2 large eggs
- 100 ml 91/3 cup + 1 tbsp) full fat milk, plus extra for glazing
To Glaze
- 25 g 9scant 2 tbsp) butter
- 1 tbsp honey
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/gas mark 7 and line a baking sheet with baking parchment.
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Sift together the flour, baking powder, spices and salt in a large bowl. Add the butter and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the figs, apple and pecans.
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Whisk together the honey, eggs and milk, pour it into the dry ingredients and mix to form a soft dough; turn it out onto a floured surface and shape into a ball then flatten out into a round about 2-3cm thick.
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Use a sharp knife dipped in flour to cut the disc into eight wedges, transfer them to the prepared baking sheet, slightly spaced apart as they will rise and spread.
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Brush the top of each wedge with a little milk then bake for 18-20 minutes until risen, golden and cooked through (a skewer should come out clean). Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
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While the scones are baking make the glaze by heating the butter and honey together in a small pan until melted and smooth. When the scones come out of the oven, give each one a generous coating of the glaze using a pastry brush.
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Store in an airtight container, they are best on the day they are made but are still moist the next day, after which they are best split and toasted. They can also be frozen, just allow to defrost then refresh in a low oven for about 5 minutes.
I was provided with some products by JING, however I was not paid to write this post and all opinions are my own.
JING Tea Infuser Mug Set Giveaway
JING Tea Infuser Mug Set Giveaway
– One winner will receive the following: A JING Tea Infuser Mug And Timer
– The giveaway open to UK residents over the age of 18 only.
– The giveaway ends on the 9th of December at 11:59:59 PM.
– Entries using an automated process or software to create bulk entries will be disqualified.
– The winner will be randomly selected, announced in the Gleam giveaway box and contacted via their provided e-mail address shortly afterwards. Please claim your prize within 4 days of being notified.
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I am sharing these with Saucy Saturdays hosted by The Flavour Bender, Take Two Tapas, La Petit Chef and Mid-Life Croissant, Fabulous Foodie Fridays, Fiesta Friday hosted by Safari Of The Mind and Food Eat Love, Foodie FriDIY, Foodie Friends Friday, Friday Favourites and Friday Features

Annie Allen
oh my god these look totally incredible! and what an amazing mix of flavours! i would normally just pick plain scones, but your choices are all things i absolutely love! i need to make these. and again the picures do them justice. x
Saffy Shariff
What a gorgeous tea set. Perfect with those scones.
bevchen
These look delicious! I can’t say I’ve ever seen wedge-shaped scones before 🙂
Louise K
These look amazing! Chai tea is definitely a favourite but sometimes you can’t beat English Breakfast!
Kasia
My favourite is green tea
iain maciver
breakfast tea
Louise | Cygnet Kitchen
My favorite tea is Earl Grey, but it has to be really good quality as some are far too overpowering! I would love one of those scones to go with it, they look delicious Hannah! x
ELAINE DALE
like Yorkshire tea gold
Sharon Freemantle
My hubby likes a decaf tea
Laura Nice
My favorite tea is Earl Grey <3
Jo Hutchinson
Good old black breakfast tea.
Julie is Hostess At Heart
These scones are gorgeous!
Fiona Hogan
Your recipes are delicious and so easy to follow. X
Tracey Peach
I love builders tea hot & strong 🙂
Rose Elise
Chai has been my favourite this month!
Rebecca@Figs and Pigs
Such a different take on scones they look wonderful.
MANDY DOHERTY
Assam tea x
Anastasia (@Natbeesfashion)
I am salivating over these pictures! Fingers crossed for the giveaway 🙂 x
jemma dwyer
Earl Grey 😀 x
pete c
a nice fruit tea like a raspberry infused one
Annamarie V
I drink all sorts of tea but my favorite right now is Earl Grey or an orange flavored black tea.
Maxabella
These look so good – I’m pinning to make for my kids’ lunch boxes. x
Louise Fairweather
Call me boring but i like English Breakfast best.
Susan B
Thank you so much for including giveaway entry for non-social media types like me.
This brought back memories of learning to bake scones when I was a child; it was one of the first things we were taught to cook at tech and our mothers would all be able to whip up a batch of scones without using a recipe when unexpected visitors arrived. Such a shame that so few people bake scones these days.
My favourite tea at the moment is Redbush, either plain or with flavours.
Kathryn
These scones look amazing! I love all the flavors you used here… such a perfect fall treat! And I’m with you on taking a few minutes to slow down and breathe – I need to do that more often!
Kevin Honey
White tea
Lyla
I like good ole PG tips
Kym Robson
Earl Grey
Stevie
I’m going to try this recipe, I’ll probably have a cuppa red bush tea, if we have any.
Angela - Patisserie Makes Perfect
These look delicious Hannah and that’s a great tea set!
Loretta
Welcome to Fiesta Friday and thanks for bringing these tantalizing scones. I’ll have to confess, scones are my weakness. I love all the ingredients in these, they definitely will satisfy my sweet tooth. A cuppa with those scones will definitely go down well, I do love your presentation too. Have a great weekend, do stay around and visit with other bloggers, and thank you again for your contribution. 🙂
Samantha Loughlin
Mine is white tea xx
Ruth Harwood
I do love a glass of Mint tea xx
Karen Laing
I love lemon tea,I’ve tried green tea and I know it’s good for you but I think perhaps it’s an acquired taste.Raspberry tea is another favourite but their are so many I’ve still to try.Hopefully I’ll win this diffuser,it looks so nice x
Judith Allen (@JudeVFR400)
I don’t like the taste of tea at all and I’ve tried lots of sorts. I do like some herbal infusions though, particularly rosehip and hibiscus.
Amandeep Sibia
Anything with ginger!
clairew137
earl grey
Suchitra
The apple fig pecan honey scones look delectable! I would love to sink my teeth into one of them! Happy weekend!
dishofdailylife
These look AMAZING! They would be perfect for a holiday weekend!
Jess Powell (Babi a Fi)
English breakfast tea is my fave 🙂
corinne peat (@corinne555)
I love green tea
Amy
I do love my cuppas 🙂 I think I have about 7 cups a day too. Usually green tea while I am working away, but my favourite cuppa is the one just before bed when I can relax a minute. I also love my Sunday morning pot of tea. I go for a run, and then pull something delicious out of the oven to treat myself for breakfast – I think these scones are going to be the next baked treat to accompany my tea!
Natalie Osborne Thomason
Earl grey
Eb Gargano
These scones look absolutely delicious! My favourite tea is probably Earl Grey, but Lapsang Souchong comes a close second. Eb x
Feeding Finn
These sound amazing – I love all those flavours and they are perfect for this time of year. Pinning 🙂
Honest Mum (@HonestMummy)
I’m so hungry so this is painful, wow, utterly delicious and love the marriage of fig and honey (I can’t eat nuts sadly) Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
Ray Becker
Lemon
Sumayya
It has to be a builder’s brew, of decaff tea. Mm – would be so good with these scones.
Michelle O'Neill
My favourite is green tea
Rachel Butterworth
English Breakfast
Katie skeoch
Peppermint tea
Helen M
My favorite is Earl Grey
Cristin williams
Japanese cherry great tea from a local company
Steve Dickinson
Earl Grey
Ashleigh Allan
i like green tea!
Helen Gossage
Lemon tea is my favourite
Fiona K
Camomile Tea
Andrea Storey
Im very partial to Lapsang Souchong. We’ve a little tearoom here in Newcastle called Tea Sutra which specialises in all manner of weird and wonderful teas. Its just wonderful 😀
caroline walliss
Breakfast tea.x
debbie smith
these look fabulous what a wonderful blog so many tasty thing its all very inspiring and the pics are really motivating me to make some thing different and out of my comfort zone fab giveaway too my fave tea is good old honey and lemon xx
Jackie ONeill
English Breakfast Tea
Holly G
Black tea scented with rose
Iris Waldburger
I love any green tea and at night a nighttime or camomile tea
DarrenL
A nice strong Assam
Jon Sellers
Cant manage without Yorkshire Tea
carole n
i enjoy a good cup of breakfast tea
Laura Jeffs
I love Lapsang Suchong
Sarah Brokenshire
Green tea 🙂 x
helen tovell
PG tips with a dash of milk and no sugar
Emily K (@EmilyK1983)
I love Moroccan Mint tea!
JODIE BEAUMONT
earl grey
Lauren Old
Turkish apple
Laura Baker
Camomile
squishylove1989
I love PG Tips. When we went to America they were selling PG Tips but it just didn’t quite taste the same and I was so disappointed. It is always my go-to tea. I really love the smell of fruit teas but find they don’t seem to have much flavour? Perhaps I am not leaving the teabag to steep for long enough.
Paul Scotland
I love Assam
EJ Dunn
I love green tea with lemon
spuddy11
breakfast tea
Amy Eastwick
I like peppermint or green tea with lemon 🙂
wendy malone (@arthingtonwendy)
english breakfast.
clair brown
I love green tea
jo liddement
My favourite teas are Liquorice tea and Earl Grey Tea
kim neville (@kimneville2)
I like Green tea
Angie Hoggett (@angiehoggett)
green tea for morning and english breakfast for an evening
Julie Ward
Yorkshire tea
Rebecca Howells (@PeanutHog)
I love chocolate tea. Your scone recipe looks yum!
Nazrana Haque
green tea!
sheridarby
Earl grey
Kim Styles
I love lapsang souchong
Georgina davies / prince
english breakfast tea x
Louise Hutchings
Earl Grey
Kirsty
Daytime – breakfast tea. Evening – Mint tea
olivia280177
Earl Grey
straysuzi
Strawberry and Raspberry
Ellen Stafford
English breakfast
Allan Wilson
It’s a bog standard builders
Zoe (@Manikally_Kaos)
Any kind as long as it’s hot x
Kim Lam
I’m Chinese and I love jasmine tea
Emilia nastaly-howard
Jasmine tea
Sinead Williams
Beautiful Tea Set Timeless
Jordan Bentley
My favourite tea is green tea (any kind!)
Kirsteen Mackay
My favourite kind of tea is black Breakfast blend.
Chris Fletcher
I love a Rooibus tea especially in the afternoon
Gem Cook
My favourite is green tea x
Emma
English breakfast
Victoria Prince
My favourite tea is English Breakfast 🙂 though I am attempting to expand my horizons atm!
blackbis5
Breakfast tea, but im willing to try all
Natalie Crossan
English breakfast xx
Andrew Fearon
The photos of the scones have added to my Infusiasm!
Andrew Fearon
Love ‘proper’ Northern tea, but always willing to experiment!