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Mum's best ever cheese scones

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Snack
Servings 8

Equipment

  • 1 Non stick tray
  • 1 Mixing bowl
  • 1 Rolling Pin
  • 1 Pastry cutter

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz self raising flour
  • 2 oz butter
  • 4 oz Strong cheddar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon dry Colman's mustard
  • 1 egg made up to quarter pint of milk
  • 1 tablespoon extra cheese for topping (Mix of cheddar and parmesan is good!)

Instructions
 

  • Rub the butter into the flour, baking powder and mustard. Stir in the 4oz of cheese.
    Crack the egg into a measuring jug and add milk to the quarter pint mark then whisk together. Add to the dry ingredients and work gently into a soft dough.
    Turn out onto a flour surface and roll to an inch thick. Cut out scones with dough cutter pop onto a greased baking tray.
    Top with the extra cheese and a little cayenne pepper if you want an extra kick!
  • Put into a preheated oven 170/ Gas Mark 4 for for 15 minutes until the cheese in nicely browned.
  • Serve warm with lashings of butter!