I prefer fruit scones, layered with cream and jam, but a savoury cheese scone is nice too - especially when still warm from the oven and coated in butter.
This will make 6 reasonable sized scones
Cooking Time
Prep: 15 mins
Cooking: 15 mins
Total: 30 mins
Categories
Snacks
Ingredients
- 225g self raising flour
- 55g butter/margarine
- 25g grated Cheddar cheese
- 150ml milk
- salt (a pinch of)
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220c
- Lightly grease a baking sheet
- In a bowl, mix together the flour and salt
- Mix/rub in the butter
- Stir in the cheese
- Stir in the milk in order to get a soft dough
- Empty onto a floured work surface
- Knead lightly and then flatten into a (roughly) 2cm thick pane
- Use a 5cm cookie cutter to stamp out some rounds and place onto the baking sheet
- Knead the remainder of the dough together and then flatten out again to cut out more
- Brush the tops with a little milk
- Bake for 12-15 mins until they've risen well and are golden
- Cool on a rack
Keywords
scone, cheese,
