Recipes

Cheese Scones

Cheese Scones

Meal types: Snacks

Submitted by Elaine Livingstone

Yummy cheese scones that are sure to indulge a cheese lover's innermost urges.

Ingredients

85g Lactofree soft white cheese
225g self raising flour
Pinch salt
100g Lactofree semi-hard cheese, grated
150ml Lactofree fresh dairy drink (semi skimmed – plus extra for brushing top of scones)

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Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
2. Rub the soft white cheese into flour until incorporated.
3. Add pinch of salt, and 85g of grated cheese and mix.
4. Stir in the Lactofree dairy drink to make a soft dough (depending on the flour you might not need quite all of this or you may need a little more).
5. Roll dough out to approx 1.5cm and using a scone cutter cut out scones, remoulding dough as necessary and place onto baking tray.
6. Brush with a little dairy drink and sprinkle remaining grated Lactofree semi-hard cheese on top.
7. Bake for 12-15 mins until well risen and golden.