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Cheese and Chive Scones

Cheese and chive scones. I love these savoury beauties. Serve with just a good helping of butter, or use as croutons with some wonderful warming soup. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com

Course biscuit, Cakes, Snack
Cuisine English
Keyword cheese, chives, Scones, Vegetarian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 225 grams self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch paprika (optional)
  • Pinch salt
  • 55 grams butter, cubed
  • 120 grams mature cheddar cheese
  • 1 bunch chives, chopped
  • 90 ml milk

Instructions

  1. First, get all of the ingredients together.

    Cheese and chive scones. I love these savoury beauties. Serve with just a good helping of butter, or use as croutons with some wonderful warming soup. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  2. Next, make the dry ingredients mix by first sieving twice the flour, paprika, baking powder and salt.

  3. Now, add the cubed butter and rub in between your hands to make a crumble.

    Cheese and chive scones. I love these savoury beauties. Serve with just a good helping of butter, or use as croutons with some wonderful warming soup. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  4. Now, add the cheese and chives and do the same.

    Cheese and chive scones. I love these savoury beauties. Serve with just a good helping of butter, or use as croutons with some wonderful warming soup. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  5. Make a well in the dry ingredient mix and add 3/4 of the milk.

    Cheese and chive scones. I love these savoury beauties. Serve with just a good helping of butter, or use as croutons with some wonderful warming soup. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  6. Mix together to form a firm and pliable dough. If too dry just add some more milk a little at a time.

    Cheese and chive scones. I love these savoury beauties. Serve with just a good helping of butter, or use as croutons with some wonderful warming soup. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  7. Now, turn the oven on to pre-heat at 200C / 180C Fan and add a baking tray in the oven to heat. 

  8. Next, roll the dough to around 2 cm thickness and cut the scones using a circular cutter. Now place on the pre-heated tray and brush with milk.

    Cheese and chive scones. I love these savoury beauties. Serve with just a good helping of butter, or use as croutons with some wonderful warming soup. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  9. Finally, sprinkle some grated cheese over each scone.

    Cheese and chive scones. I love these savoury beauties. Serve with just a good helping of butter, or use as croutons with some wonderful warming soup. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  10. Now bake in the oven for around 15-20 minutes or until the cheese has browned on top.

    Cheese and chive scones. I love these savoury beauties. Serve with just a good helping of butter, or use as croutons with some wonderful warming soup. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  11. And there you have it. Wonderful savoury cheese and chive scones ready for eating. Yum!

    Cheese and chive scones. I love these savoury beauties. Serve with just a good helping of butter, or use as croutons with some wonderful warming soup. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com