Cheese and Chive Scones

Name: Cheese and Chive Scones
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 2 cups self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 60g cold butter, cubed; 120g cheddar, grated; 3 tbsp fresh chives, chopped; 200ml cold buttermilk; extra milk to brush

Flaky Australian-style cheese and chive scones baked until golden. Mixing the dough only until just combined, without overworking it, keeps the scones light and flaky instead of dense and tough.

Total time

25 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Australian

vegetarian

Ingredients

2 cupsself-raising flour

1 tspbaking powder

1/4 tspsalt

60gcold butter, cubed

120gcheddar, grated

3 tbspfresh chives, chopped

200mlcold buttermilk

extra milkto brush

Instructions

Rub butter into flour and baking powder until like coarse breadcrumbs.

Stir in cheese and chives.

Add buttermilk. Mix until just combined.

Turn onto a floured surface. Pat to 2cm thick.

Cut into rounds.

Brush with milk.

Bake at 220°C for 12–14 minutes until golden and risen.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

476

Protein

15.5g

Fat

23.3g

Carbs

52.1g

Fiber

2.2g

Sodium

854mg

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