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Spicy Cheese Scones

Preparation time : 20 minutes
Cooking time : 8 minutes
Total time : 28 minutes

Makes: Makes 35 mini scones

Ingredients

250g plain flour
Pinch of salt
1 tsp cream of tartar
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
Pinch of cayenne pepper
50g cold butter, diced
1 tsp caraway seeds
75g grated mature Cheddar   - Cathedral City Mature Yet Mellow Cheddar - SAVE 1/3
1 medium egg, lightly beaten
About 150ml milk

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C, gas mark 7.
  2. Oil a baking sheet.
  3. Put the flour, salt, cream of tartar, bicarbonate of soda and cayenne in a food processor. Whiz briefly. Add the butter and process to fine crumbs. Tip into a bowl, stir in the caraway and Cheddar. Add the egg and enough milk to form a very soft dough. Turn on to a floured surface, dust with more flour and roll out to 1.5cm-2cm thick. Stamp out scones with a 3.5cm cutter. Put on the baking sheet. Bake for 8 minutes or until golden. Serve hot, warm or cold.

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allotmentgardener

03/05/2008

Go easy on the milk as not all flours need this much. I have adapted this for wholemeal flour and added a bit of baking powder (1 tsp) to enhance rising with good results.


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