Cheesy Scones
After the piss-pouring rain put a damper on my pottering about in the garden, I decided to do a spot of baking. I don't have much in the way of ingredients so I made scones, which are about the simplest thing you can bake. I found the original recipe in the Vegetarian Student Cookbook — which is brilliant even for non-vegetarians, but that's a topic for another post — and adapted it to suit my needs.
Ingredients
- 250g plain flour (plus some for the surface)
- 50g butter
- 2-3 handfuls grated cheese
- 4 (slightly heaped) teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 200ml milk
Instructions
- Turn oven on at 230°C (446 fahrenheit) / gas mark 8
- Mix the flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl
- Add the butter bit by bit, working it into the flour-mixture with your fingers
- Add the cheese to the mix
- Create a well in the middle of the cheese/flour mix, pour in the milk
- Stir it all up to create a dough, dust a work surface well with flour
- Knead lightly then roll out the dough evenly until approx. 1-1.5cm thick
- Cut into round portions, or do what I did and use the rim of a glass to create evenly sized shapes
- Cook on a baking tray in the middle of the oven for 7-10 minutes
That's it! You can serve with a variety of dipping sauces or my personal favourite: chopped in half and spread thick with butter. If I hadn't run out of flour, I think I'd have tried another batch with a touch of garlic in the mixture just to make them really savoury.
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On Sun 29th Jun 2008 @ 17:10, Amelie said:
Now then... Scone. Pronounced Scohne (as in 'cone' with an s on the front) or sconn (as in gone but with a sc instead of a g)?
I vote for the latter but I am told I am majorly wrong. Tsk.
On Sun 29th Jun 2008 @ 17:46, Mari said:
That sounds yummy. Maybe I would make them if I could actually cook, which I definitely can't.
On Sun 29th Jun 2008 @ 17:49, Jem said:
@Amelie: Scone as in con, ftw.
On Sun 29th Jun 2008 @ 18:10, Chien Yee said:
I always pronounced it s with a cone. *learns* I've never made any, but one day I'll try
On Sun 29th Jun 2008 @ 18:40, Shen-Shen said:
Hmmm.. This sounds simple enough. Perhaps I'll be able to make it with my limited domestic skills!
On Sun 29th Jun 2008 @ 19:21, Amelie said:
@Chien: Both ways of pronouncing it are correct, but I prefer scone as in con (that's a better comparison than the gone one). Scone as in cone sounds posh and wrong to me
On Sun 29th Jun 2008 @ 20:15, Kim said:
I love scones! Will have to try out this recipe.
Also I pronounce it scone as in con as well.
On Sun 29th Jun 2008 @ 20:33, Mumblies said:
You mean to tell me you made cheese scones and didn't bring me one? Right! not saving you any of my home made steamed treacle pudding with custard now
On Sun 29th Jun 2008 @ 20:55, Katy said:
mmm, I love cheese scones
(also, scone as in gone, obviously)
On Sun 29th Jun 2008 @ 21:18, Clem said:
Mmm, sounds delicious! Thanks for the recipe.
(I say sconn too.)
On Sun 29th Jun 2008 @ 21:50, Yesenia said:
Hmm, I don't think I've ever tried that. But "cheesy scones" sounds really yummy! Especially the cheesy part!
I'm definately going to have to try that recipe out!
On Sun 29th Jun 2008 @ 21:58, Rhys said:
I never got cheesy scones, I explained it to the next possible Mrs. Wynne (yes, a little exclusive for your blog), and she couldn't understand it. They don't have a sweet flavour and taste a little odd.
On Sun 29th Jun 2008 @ 22:14, DJ said:
Do you think you could use whole wheat flour? I'm not much of a baker so sorry if that's a dumb question....
On Sun 29th Jun 2008 @ 23:19, Regina said:
Mm, tasty. *drools*
It sounds really easy AND tasty, I think I will try it out!
On Mon 30th Jun 2008 @ 00:21, Amanda said:
Con.
I made a batch of shake and bake scones the other weekend when I was away with the girls, but promptly forgot about them baking in the oven and went away to play pool. Came back only when the smoke alarm started beeping, to find a charred and blackened mess in the oven. LOVELY!
The recipe sounds great though, I might have to give it a try. I'd assume you can substitute other things as easily - cinnamon for instance, or any herbs one might have on hand...
On Mon 30th Jun 2008 @ 01:08, Mari said:
I pronounce it "cone", "con" sounds weird to me.
On Mon 30th Jun 2008 @ 01:59, Robbie said:
Unfortunately for me, this would be slightly more difficult as I would have to convert the measurements for USA Stupid. I honestly don't know why this country insists on using different measurement systems that the rest of the English-speaking world.
On Mon 30th Jun 2008 @ 05:49, Dizzy said:
I pronounce it as cone with an s.
Oh well. Cheese sounds yummy! I've never tried scones with cheese.
On Mon 30th Jun 2008 @ 09:26, Jem said:
I think you can chuck pretty much anything you like in there, although if you aren't making them cheesy, use less milk. (150-170ml would be fine)
On Mon 30th Jun 2008 @ 09:52, Chans said:
it sounds good, but I don't like cheese so I won't make them. I love regular scones though, with jam and clotted cream
On Mon 30th Jun 2008 @ 11:05, nerd. said:
Thanks, I'm at work and you've seriously made me hungry with at least 2 hours to go to lunch
They sound delicious. If I ever bake again I might give these a go.
And it's scone as in con/gone.
On Mon 30th Jun 2008 @ 21:01, Robmarie said:
Scones!! *drool*
Your domesticity amuses me
I wish my oven worked; I've always had a secret passion for baking.
On Tue 1st Jul 2008 @ 02:47, Marie said:
Oh! The epic scone pronunciation argument, it never ends.
Jem, I recommend, next time you make a batch, that you add some fresh parsley to it. I find that it's a really nice but subtle touch of flavor.
On Tue 1st Jul 2008 @ 15:10, Aimée said:
That sounds delicious! I must give it a whirl the next time I'm at the grocery store and have time to do some baking.
On Tue 1st Jul 2008 @ 15:53, Melissa said:
I love making scones, I didn't realise until recently that I could actually bake.
Have you tried adding chives to your cheese scones? It might sound weird but they are lovely.
On Thu 30th Oct 2008 @ 10:16, Tudor said:
I usually have a raisin scone first thing in the morning with my hot tea as I'm waiting for the 05:58 train to London. I must try and cook some myself!
I always think "now you see it now you don't! One minute it was there now it's gone (It was a scone)"
Yay for diversity!!!