Cheddar & Sage Scones
Serves
12
Total Time
35mins
Calories
260
We made these delicious scones with fresh sage, but thyme or rosemary would be great too! In any case, they're soft and cheesy and peppery. So good!
- Egg2
- Buttermilk250 ml
- All purpose flour400 g
- Baking powder25 g
- Dry mustard8 g
- Salt1 pinch
- Black pepper1 pinch
- Cayenne pepper1 pinch
- Unsalted butter110 gcubed
- Cheddar cheese150 ggrated
- Fresh sage5 gchopped
- Buttermilk15 g
- Cheddar cheeseas neededgrated
Ingredients
- 1. Pre-heat oven - 200°C
- 2. Grease a clean baking sheet
- 3. Add egg and buttermilk to a clean small bowl
- 4. Whisk together and set aside
- 5. Add all purpose flour, baking powder, dry mustard, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper to a clean large mixing bowl
- 6. Whisk briefly
- 7. Rub in unsalted butter until coarse crumbs form
- 8. Add buttermilk-egg mixture
- 9. Add cheddar cheese and fresh sage
- 10. Mix briefly until dough forms
- 11. Turn out on lightly-floured surface
- 12. Flatten by hand until 1 cm thick
- 13. Cut out 3 inch rounds with a cookie cutter
- 14. Place rounds on baking sheet
- 15. Add egg to a clean small bowl
- 16. Mix in buttermilk to the egg
- 17. Brush scones with egg-buttermilk mixture
- 18. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese
- 19. Bake - 13 min, 200°C
- 20. Serve
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