Bruce's Prize Winning Cheese Scones

Ozzy's Note:

This is the best cheese scone recipe I have ever ever eaten! Prize winning for sure! A friend's husband adapted this recipe and the only suggestion I have is to add a little more cheese if you're a cheese-a-holic like me--I can never have too much cheese! You have to try these.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 35 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 14

• 12 ounces self raising flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 ounces butter or 3 ounces margarine
• 11 ounces strong grated cheese
• 6 fluid ounces milk
• 1 dash pepper
• 2 teaspoons mustard powder

Directions:

1. Sieve the flour and dry ingredients.
2. Mix in the butter or margarine.
3. Add grated cheese, mix well then add the milk in slowly.
4. Mix into a dough, pat with hand then cut into shapes. (I like to add cheese to the top of the scone too).
5. Bake in the oven at 230 degrees C until risen with lightly golden tops.

Reviews

[Katy Cakey]

these were absolutely fabulous really easy to cook, but does need to be said that when cutting in to shapes the dough should be about 3/4 to 1" thick otherwise they dont rise to well.also I added a little cayenne pepper mmmmmm

[maree.t]

This is the best cheese scone recipe, yum

[techchefie]

Very good. I cut/rubbed in butter with pastry cutter, and used 1 1/4 Cup buttermilk (instead of plain milk) plus 1 teaspoon Baking Soda in addition to listed ingredients. Also added 1/4 cup fine sliced green onions and few shakes of cayenne.
Definitely form to 1-2 inches thick before cutting.