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!