Cheese scones

The perfect savoury cheese scone recipe – best eaten warm spread liberally with butter! These scones are so easy to whip up for lunchboxes or picnics.

• Prep time: 20 minutes
• Cook time: 20 minutes
• Yield: 10 scones

Ingredients

• 225g self-raising flour
• pinch of salt
• 55g butter
• 25g cheddar
• 150ml milk

Steps

• Heat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/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.
• Turn onto a floured work surface and knead very lightly. Pat out to a round 2cm/¾in thick. Use a 5cm/2in 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. Bake for 12–15 minutes until well risen and golden. Cool on a wire rack.