Cheese Scones (With Sesame Seeds)

Submitted by Lalaloula

"These are wonderful savoury scones, which I got from 99 cents traditional british cooking cookbook. What a great invest I have to say! ;) These are very easy to make and in my opinion have a great flavour, too. Let me know what you think!"

 

• Ready In: 27mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 10 scones

ingredients

• 2 cups flour (I use half whole grain flour)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 30 g butter, cut into small pieces
• 180 ml milk

• Glaze

• 30 g butter, melted
• 1⁄2 cup cheese, grated (e.g. cheddar or gouda cheese)
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F.
2. In a big bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt. Using your finger tips work in butter until dough resembles coarse crumbs.
3. Make a well in the center and add milk. Using a knife stir quickly into a smooth dough.
4. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 2 or 3 turns before rolling out (you can also just pat it down a bit).
5. Using a cookie cutter or glass to cut out scones (I use a 7.5 cm glass).
6. Place on a paper-lined baking sheet.
7. For glaze combine melted butter with cheese and sesame seeds and spread evenly over scones.
8. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until nicely browned.
9. Enjoy warm or cooled.

Reviews

[Baby Kato]

Wow, Loula, these were awesome. Quick, easy to make with terrific results. So much flavor, loved the butter, sesame, old cheddar topping. It took the scones somewhere really special. They were great, light, tender and fluffy. I have allergies to grains, so I used white flour, which worked well in this dish. I made half the recipe as posted and the other half, I didn't add the topping to and used in recipe #385419 for a terrific dinner. Thanks so much for sharing this lovely recipe which I will make again. Made for Fall Pac 2012

 

[Outta Here]

These are really tasty. I used cheddar, but looking forward to trying other cheeses. For half of the flour, I used Recipe #404288. The dough was easy to roll out and cut. Went very well with a bowl of soup.

 

[Starrynews]

Simple and delicious! I used cheddar cheese, but am excited to experiment with other types, as well. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Um Safia]

Made & reviewed for Ramadan Tag 2009 in the NA*ME forum. 5* are not enough for these scones - they are wonderful. Such a simple recipe - easy to make & are delicious! Will be making these again & again....thanks Loula for a fab recipe :)

 

[Chef floWer]

Fantastic! There must be a cheese scone gremlin in our house. By the time I washed the dishes and turned around, there was only two left on the plate. Aren't hubby and I lucky we got to taste one. :) This was perfect for afternoon tea on a rainy day. Little Miss (DD) helped cutting the scones out, they were so simple to make and very yummy. Thank you Lalaloula