The Good Cheese Scone Recipe

A scrummy savoury delight, hot or cold. For best results store in a dry, cool place locked away from people who like scones.

Ingredients:

• 6oz plain flour
• 6oz self-raising flour
• 3oz vegetable shortening/Trex
• 1oz butter
• 6oz grated cheese (preferably cheddar or red Leicester) plus extra for topping
• 8floz semi-skimmed milk, plus extra to wash.
• pinch of salt
• pinch of pepper
• 3tsp mustard powder
• 1.5 tsps baking powder

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 220* C.
2. Weigh our dry ingredients into a large bowl.
3. Add the cheese and mix in.
4. Scant the milk a splash at a time mixing to form a pastry-like dough.
5. Roll out onto a floured surface around 1 ½ inch thick .
6. Cut into 2 ¼ inch rounds.
7. Place on a baking tray lined with grease-proof paper.
8. Wash the scones with the remaining milk. Sprinkle the remaining cheese, with a little black pepper on the top
9. Bake middle oven for 12 minutes until golden brown
10. Place on a wire rack to cool.