Cheese Scones

Ingredients

• 225g Self-Raising Flour or 225g Plain Flour with 3tsp Baking Powder
• Pinch of Salt
• 1 extra tsp Baking Powder
• 55g Chilled Butter, cut into cubes
• 120g Chedder or other Cheese
• 90ml Milk

Method

• Sieve flour into a bowl with the salt and baking powder.
• Mix butter in with fingertips until it turns into breadcrumbs.
• Mix in 90g of the cheese.
• Mix in the milk to form a soft dough. Avoid using your hands here, use a pallet knife as much as possible.
• Turn out onto a floured surface and knead briefly. Very briefly, you're basically just making it come together. 5 'kneads' is plenty.
• Roll out to 2cm thick and cut into rounds with a pastry cutter.
• Place on a baking tray and brush with milk. Top with the remaining cheese.
• Bake at 200C/180C fan for 12-15 minutes.