Buttermilk Scones with Cheshire Cheese and Chives

Name: Buttermilk Scones with Cheshire Cheese and Chives
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 3 oz (75 g) Cheshire cheese, grated; 1 rounded tablespoon freshly snipped chives; 6 oz (175 g) self-raising flour; ½ level teaspoon mustard powder; ½ level teaspoon salt; a good pinch of cayenne; 1 oz (25 g) butter; 1 large egg; about 2½-3 tablespoons buttermilk; 1 oz (25 g) Cheshire cheese, grated; a little milk for brushing; a good pinch cayenne

Instructions

Cook:20min

I'm convinced cheese scones were invented to use up the last remnants of some wonderful cheese – in this case, Cheshire. When you're down to the last bit, that is the time to make these meltingly light, squidgy cheese scones. Serve them for tea on Sunday, warm from the oven and spread with butter. The Delia Online Cookery School: You can also watch how to make Plain Scones in our Little Cakes video. Just click the recipe image to play

Updated at: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:33:43 GMT