Cheese Scones

Cheese Scones

Ingredients

450g self raising flour

pinch of salt

110g butter 

90g  mature cheddar cheese, grated (plus extra for sprinkling on top)

300ml milk

Method

• Heat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7. Lightly grease a baking sheet.

• Mix together the flour and salt and rub in the butter. Stir in the cheese and then the milk to get a soft dough. Beware you don't always need all of the milk so add a little at a time. (You can also throw in a few seeds of your choice at this point)

• Turn on to a floured work surface and knead very lightly. Pat out to around 2cm thick. Use a 5cm cutter to stamp out rounds and place on the baking sheet. Lightly knead together the rest of the dough and stamp out more scones to use it all up.

• Brush the tops of the scones with a little milk sprinkle over some extra cheese (you can also add seeds such as poppy seed or sesame seeds). Bake for 12-15 minutes until well risen and golden. Cool on a wire rack.