Preheat the oven to 220°C. Grease or flour a baking tray.
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Add cheese, cayenne pepper and mustard powder to the mixture. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Add the milk and quickly mix with a round-bladed table knife to a soft dough. For light and tender scones the mixture should be quite soft and a little sticky. Scrape the dough onto the floured baking tray and flour the top.
Working quickly, pat the dough out to 2cm thickness. With a floured knife, cut it into 12 even-sized pieces, then separate the scones to allow 2cm space between them. Brush the tops with milk.
Before baking, top each scone with a little more grated cheese. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Place on a wire rack to cool, wrapped in a clean tea towel to keep them soft.
I have been making these cheese scones for over 60 years. Always a hit. The only difference is that I use half milk and half soda water, makes a really light scone.
Jason
Has anyone cooked these in an air fryer?
Merg
Rub the butter into the flour before adding the cheese.
Mereheni
Easy mix. Fast baking. Yummo
Ruthie
Love them
Pam
So quick and easy to make for a yummy scone
Isla
Amazing recipe
Isla
Can you use something else other than cayenne pepper?
Anonymous
Remove the cayenne pepper. Too strong. And mustard. Maybe be better with some green herb stock
Sophie
Family stable, always turn out amazing! Use tasty cheese for the best flavour :)
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I have been making these cheese scones for over 60 years. Always a hit. The only difference is that I use half milk and half soda water, makes a really light scone.
Has anyone cooked these in an air fryer?
Rub the butter into the flour before adding the cheese.
Easy mix. Fast baking. Yummo
Love them
So quick and easy to make for a yummy scone
Amazing recipe
Can you use something else other than cayenne pepper?
Remove the cayenne pepper. Too strong. And mustard. Maybe be better with some green herb stock
Family stable, always turn out amazing! Use tasty cheese for the best flavour :)
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