Tea Breads, Buns And Muffins
Recipes - Cheese and Chive Scones
Ingredients
115g/1 cup self-raising flour
150g/1 cup whole meal self-raising flour
2.5ml/1/2 tsp salt
75g/3oz feta cheese
15ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh chives
150ml/2/3 cup milk, plus extra to glaze
1.5ml/1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
Method:
Preheat the oven
to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Sift the flours and salt into
a mixing bowl. Add any bran left in the sieve.
Crumble the feta
cheese and rub into the dry ingredients. Stir in the
chives, then add the milk and mix to a soft dough.
Turn out on
to a floured surface and lightly knead until
smooth. Roll out to a 2cm/3/4in thickness
and stamp out scones with a 6cm/2 1/2in biscuit
cutter.
Transfer the scones to a
non-stick baking sheet. Brush with milk, then
sprinkle over the cayenne pepper. Bake in the
oven for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
Serve warm or cold.
Cheese and
Chive Scones Recipe
