Jane’s Very Cheesy, Fluffy Scones

Jane’s very Cheesy, fluffy scones

You’ll need:
16oz (450g) self raising flour (not sieved)
2 tsp dried mustard powder
A pinch of Salt
4oz (50g) soft margarine (room temp)
4 oz grated mature cheddar cheese
2 eggs (beaten together)
300 ml milk

Method
Put the self raising flour into a large mixing bowl and add the dried mustard powder and a pinch of salt. Before mixing, put the soft margarine on top.
Blend the mixture by ‘rubbing’ it in with your fingertips. To get really fluffy scones, lift the flour mix up as you rub it in.
It should look crumbly when it’s well blended.
Add the grated cheese and mix again (by hand)
Add the beaten eggs and then mix to a crumbly dough. It there is not enough moisture from the eggs then pour in the milk a bit at a time and keep mixing the dough until it ‘separates’ from the mixing bowl and forms a moist (but not wet) dough ball in the bowl.

Flour your board ready for the dough ball to be place on it.
Knead the dough for about two minutes
Then flatten it out to about an inch thick with the heels of your palms. (Do not roll it out)
Using a medium sized cookie cutter, cut out the scones and place them on a greased baking tray. You can keep squashing the dough remnants back together to cut out more scones until it is all used up.
Then, glaze the scones with egg and place in the oven for ten minutes until golden brown on 180 degrees C.

When the scones are done they will feel firm to the touch and be a deep golden brown colour! Enjoy them with butter or slice them and spread with savoury chutney! Yum!

As we’re in the ‘trade’ so to speak, we are privy to a good deal of ‘secrets’ when it comes to making quick and delicious take away foods for our customers. We’re in the process of filming our chef Jane, actually making these treats so that we can share them with you.

Here’s a good one of Jane baking fresh, individual portion cheese and bacon quiches recently! (She uses evaporated milk…..)

If you have any recipes that you’d like to share, let us know and we’ll be delighted to post them on our blog. We are thinking of hosting a competition to see who can come up with the best ‘take away’ and we’ll put that dish on our menu and name it after you too!