Quick Cheese Scones

[Tig]

These are quick to make and a tasty treat whilst still warm with some Lurpak

Ingredients
8oz flour
pinch of salt (less than quarter of teaspoon)
2oz butter (lurpak is bestest ;D)
1oz of grated strong cheddar cheese
5 fl oz of skimmed milk (any milk will do, just less calories using this )
Teaspoon of ready made English Mustard.

Preheat oven to gas mark 7 (sorry don't know electric equivalent) with a shelf setting just above the middle.

Sift the flour into a bowl and stir in salt. Lightly rub the butter into the flour until you get the fine breadcrumb look - then add the teaspoon of ready made mustard and the grated cheese. Using a knife to stir, bit by bit add the milk, but not enough to make the mixture sloppy - the consistency you want is sticky and stiff, you do not need to use all the milk. Do not over-mix at this stage. Divide into 8-10 portions and form into balls. I do not knead or roll the dough. Lightly grease an oven tray (I use butter ..) and gently flatten each ball to about an inch thick. Brush tops with remaining milk and add a few bits of grated cheese onto each scone.
Bake in the top half of the pre-heated oven for 15-20 minutes. Keep checking that the cheese on top doesn't burn! Make sure that when tapped on the bottom the scones sound hollow rather than a 'dull' thud - they may need a few more minutes cooking if they 'thud'

The sifting of the flour is key, as is the use of a metal knife rather than a wooden implement to mix. The less mauling the dough gets the better in my 'limited' experience.

Hope they turn out for you if you try them

x Tig

[Ladygardener]

Thanks a lot Tig, really appreciate that. I'll be trying them out next chance I get. What temperature do I bake them at.

[Jasmine]

Gas mark 7 is 425F or 220C. Had to get good at converting when we moved here and had nothing but electricty anymore.

Scrummy sounding recipe Tig - thanks for posting it.

[Missredhead]

Will print that out and add it to my recipe file..
I'll let you know how they turn out

[Tig]

Just be gentle with them, you are trying to keep the air in, not squash it out ;D

Thanks for giving the temperature conversion Jas

x Tig

[Ladygardener]

Thanks Jasmine.

[Auricula]

Thanks Tig,I'll just convert it to metric and electric and give it a go

[Barbara]

METRIC,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we're English, woman.

[Missredhead]

;D ;D ;D



Tig...is that plain or SR flour??

[Auricula]

Get up to date...we've been metric for 39years, there's no excuse for anyone under 80!!!!

[Barbara]

Sorry don't want to ''get up to date'' I'm English not European.

Lbs and oz's do me just fine thanks.

[Tig]

Sorry Missy, I only keep self-raising in the cupboard .... so that's what I use

I'm Imperial and proud ;D

I never voted to go 'metric'

[Auricula]

[Missredhead]

Nov 15, 2010 15:04:07 GMT Tig said:

Sorry Missy, I only keep self-raising in the cupboard .... so that's what I use

I'm Imperial and proud ;D

I never voted to go 'metric'

Thanks Tig......

My scales do both but I only use Lbs & ozs

[Ladygardener]

I have to say I mostly use lbs and oz but I have been know to be daring and use those gm thingys ;D

[Missredhead]

I have never used gm thingys!!

[MamIDdau]

I'm afraid I'm a metric gal... apart from when it comes to weighing myself although I'm slowly converting to kg on that too. Stones and pounds sounds much better than 70kg though! lol