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Ingredients

  • Topping
  • 30g butter
  • 45g grated Ruby Bay cheese
  • 1 pinch each cayenne powder and mustard powder
  • 1Tbs flour
  • 1 egg
  • Scone
  • 250g flour
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 50g butter
  • ½ cup grated Ruby Bay cheese
  • ½ cup parsley chopped
  • ¼ onion cut very finely
  • 150~170ml milk

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Fancy Cheese Scones

cheese scones

Method

  • Pre-heat oven 220C
  • Topping: Melt the butter and then remove from heat
  • Add the cheese, dry ingredients and mix then beat the egg and add it
  • Place in a bowl of cold water to cool it
  • Scone: Cut butter and cheese into flour and baking powder using a food processor (or grate the cheese and rub in the butter by hand)
  • Put above into a bowl and add onion and parsley and mix
  • Make a well and pour in milk, start with the lesser amount and add more only if needed
  • Cut milk in using a blunt knife
  • Only just mix it until no dry flour is visible
  • Tip out onto a floured board
  • Press into a square and spread the cooled topping over
  • Cut into 8~12 squares
  • Cook for about 12~14 minutes ,on a rack near the top of the oven (but check from eight minutes on)

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