Cheese Scones

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 2/3 cups self raising flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 ounces well aged cheddar cheese, coarsely grated
• 7 tablespoons milk, for brushing top
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 place rack in upper part of oven.
• 2 preheat oven to 425°f.
• 3 butter and flour baking tray.
• 4 in a bowl, sift together the flour, salt and cayenne pepper.
• 5 using your fingers, lightly rub in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 6 stir in cheese and make a well in the center; set aside.
• 7 in a new small bowl, whisk together the 7 tablespoons of milk and egg.
• 8 pour the milk/egg mixture into the flour mixture well. mix quick and light to make a dough. if dough seems too dry, add a few drops of milk as needed.
• 9 on lightly floured board, roll out dough to be about 1 inch thick; cut into squares.
• 10 place on prepared pan.
• 11 brush tops with the 2 tablespoons of milk.
• 12 bake in the upper part of the oven until golden and crisp, about 12-15 minutes.
• 13 serve warm of at room temperature.