Savory Cheese And Chive Tea-time Scones
Total Time: 40 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon colman's mustard powder (optional)
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup mature farmhouse cheddar cheese, grated
- 4 tablespoons finely chopped chives (or green onions)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons heavy cream, for brushing on the tops
- butter, for serving
- cream cheese, for serving
- thinly sliced smoked turkey (optional)
- thinly sliced smoked ham (optional)
Recipe
- 1 preheat oven to 425°f butter a heavy baking sheet or line it with parchment paper, and set it aside.
- 2 in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar (and mustard powder, if using). cut in the cream cheese until coarsely blended and crumbly.
- 3 fold in the cheddar cheese and the chives (or green onions), stirring gently just until evenly distributed.
- 4 add one cup of cream, combine until just blended.
- 5 transfer dough to a well-floured work surface. pat and shape the dough into a smooth round 7 to 8-inch disk, about 3/4 to 1-inch thick.
- 6 dip a sharp knife in flour and carefully cut the disk into 8 neat wedges.
- 7 carefully place them 1-inch apart on a greased or parchment lined heavy baking sheet.
- 8 using a pastry brush, brush tops with a little cream (this will help brown them).
- 9 bake in preheated 425f oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until outside is golden and the centers are fully baked.
- 10 remove to wire racks and cool slightly.
- 11 serve scones warm, with butter or cream cheese on them. they also make great little tea sandwiches; split them in half and fill with thinly sliced smoked turkey or ham.
- 12 store in an airtight container in the fridge, or freeze them. scones freeze beautifully!
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