Cakes
Cheese scones
The perfect savoury cheese scone recipe – best eaten warm spread liberally with butter! These scones are so easy to whip up for lunchboxes or picnics.
Ingredients
- 225g/8oz self-raising flour
- pinch of salt
- 55g/2oz butter
- 25g/1oz mature cheddar, grated
- 150ml/5fl oz milk
Method
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Heat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
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Mix together the flour and salt and rub in the butter. Stir in the cheese and then the milk to get a soft dough.
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Turn onto a floured work surface and knead very lightly. Pat out to a round 2cm/¾in thick. Use a 5cm/2in cutter to stamp out rounds and place on the baking sheet. Lightly knead together the rest of the dough and stamp out more scones to use it all up.
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Brush the tops of the scones with a little milk. Bake for 12–15 minutes until well risen and golden. Cool on a wire rack.
Cheese scones