Quick cheese scones. Mix flour, cheese, milk and salt together until combined. The mixture is fairly moist and sticky. Put about a rounded tablespoon of mixture onto a greased tray.

Much like making scones you will want to use light hands and handle the dough as little as possible. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Light and fluffy, still warm from the oven - cheese scones might just be the ultimate savoury snack. You can have Quick cheese scones using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Quick cheese scones

Prepare 225 g of Self Raising Flour + a little for dusting.
You need Pinch of salt.
You need Pinch of cayenne pepper.
You need 1 tsp of baking powder.
You need 55 g of chilled butter.
You need 120 g of mature cheddar.
Prepare 90-100 ml of milk + some for glazing.

And making cheese scones is also a great way to use up any scraps leftover from the cheeseboard! Most bakers suggest using Cheddar, Red Leicester or other mature hard cheeses for your savoury. In a large bowl, sift together flour and salt. Rub in butter lightly with finger tips until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.

Quick cheese scones instructions

Pre heat the oven to 180’C fan and put a metal baking tray in the oven to heat up..
Prep your ingredients and grate the cheddar ready..
Add the flour, baking powder, cayenne pepper and salt to a large bowl. Mix with a spoon till all combined..
Add the butter in cubes and with your fingertips rub the butter into the flour till the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Now add half the grated cheese and mix together..
Slowly add a little milk at a time to the flour mixture - mixing constantly with your hands till you have a soft but firm dough..
Lightly sprinkle flour on a smooth surface a roll out the dough to a 2cm thickness. Flour your cutter (any shape you like!) and cut out as many as you can - you may need to re roll a couple of times to use all the mixture..
Remove the hot tray from the oven and cover with a piece of parchment paper. Move the cut scones to the tray and glaze with the leftover milk and sprinkle some cheese on top. Move to the oven and cook for 15-20 mins till golden brown..
Leave to cool on a wire rack. Then enjoy with lots of butter!.

Generously grease a baking sheet with butter, then sprinkle with a little flour to prevent the scones from sticking. Sieve the self-rising flour into a large baking bowl. Add the butter, baking powder, and salt. Rub the butter into the flour using your fingertips, working as quickly as possible. Brush the tops with melted butter after removing from the oven.