Out of bread for Sunday breakfast or lunch? A scone dough is quick to whip up and bake in the air fryer. In this recipe we used the Dualfry with a chamber that can be divided in two, so the scones bake in one chamber while peach slices bake in the other.

How to make scones in the air fryer

1. Mix the dry ingredients
   Combine the flour, sugar, vanilla sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
2. Rub in the butter
   Cut the cold butter into cubes and add to the dry ingredients. Rub together by hand, or use the dough hooks of a hand mixer, until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
3. Make the dough
   In another bowl, whisk the cream and egg with a fork. Pour into the dry ingredients and fold gently with a spoon or spatula until it just comes together. Do not overmix.
4. Cut out
   Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gently bring it together. Roll it out to about 2 cm thick and cut out round scones with a cutter or glass, 5–7 cm in diameter – or cut into triangles with a knife. Gather the leftover dough and repeat.
5. Bake
   Place the scones in the air fryer basket with some space between them – bake in batches if you have a smaller model. Brush with cream and bake at 180 °C for 12–15 minutes, until golden brown.
6. Bake the peaches
   If your air fryer has two chambers or a divided chamber, line the other chamber with baking paper and add nectarines or peaches cut into wedges. Sprinkle with light brown sugar, about 2 tsp per fruit, and top with a few slices of cold butter cut with a cheese slicer. Bake until the fruit is soft and the sugar has caramelised.
7. Serve
   Cool the scones on a wire rack for a few minutes. Serve with the baked peaches and cream, or with butter and a good jam.