Cheese Scones

Name: Cheese Scones
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp mustard powder; pinch cayenne; 50g cold butter, cubed; 150g mature cheddar, grated; 3/4 cup buttermilk; 1 egg, beaten; extra cheddar to top

Savoury British cheddar scones — excellent with soup or as a snack. Mixing the buttermilk in just until the dough comes together, without overworking it, keeps the scones light and tender instead of dense and tough.

Total time

29 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

14 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

British

vegetarian

Ingredients

2 cupsself-raising flour

1 tspbaking powder

1/2 tspmustard powder

pinchcayenne

50gcold butter, cubed

150gmature cheddar, grated

3/4 cupbuttermilk

1egg, beaten

extra cheddarto top

Instructions

Mix flour, baking powder, mustard powder and cayenne.

Rub in butter. Stir in cheddar.

Add buttermilk and mix to a soft dough.

Pat to 2.5cm thick. Cut out rounds.

Brush with egg. Top with extra cheese. Bake at 220°C for 12-14 minutes.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

520

Protein

19.2g

Fat

25.9g

Carbs

54.5g

Fiber

3.3g

Sodium

794mg

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