Cheese Scones

Submitted by grovinchicken

"This recipe comes from a fabulous cookbook, "Austalia The Beautiful Cookbook"."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 2⁄3 cups self raising flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 ounces well aged cheddar cheese, coarsely grated
• 7 tablespoons milk, for brushing top
• 1 egg

directions

1. Place rack in upper part of oven.
2. Preheat oven to 425°F.
3. Butter and flour baking tray.
4. In a bowl, sift together the flour, salt and cayenne pepper.
5. Using your fingers, lightly rub in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
6. Stir in cheese and make a well in the center; set aside.
7. In a new small bowl, whisk together the 7 tablespoons of milk and egg.
8. Pour the milk/egg mixture into the flour mixture well. Mix quick and light to make a dough. If dough seems too dry, add a few drops of milk as needed.
9. On lightly floured board, roll out dough to be about 1 inch thick; cut into squares.
10. Place on prepared pan.
11. Brush tops with the 2 tablespoons of milk.
12. Bake in the upper part of the oven until golden and crisp, about 12-15 minutes.
13. Serve warm of at room temperature.

Reviews

[bill mayes]

Great Easy Recipe. A little to much cayenne pepper for me but the rest of the Sangria party loved them. Thanks for a excellent easy recipe.

 

[Catherine Robson]

Delicious! These were lovely and soft scones perfect for morning or afternoon tea. Served warm from the oven. The sharper cheese certainly makes an excellent flavour. I followed the recipe exactly without any need to add more fluid. My home economics teacher at school had taught me to mix the wet ingredients into the dry by using a butter knife – in cutting strokes- and only enough strokes to combine ingredients – this makes for a softer scone. Thanks for sharing!!!