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| Cheese and Onion Scone Recipe |
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If you're make them on the day of serving, cut them open once they're cooled and spread with a little herb cheese or a creamy blue cheese. Warm them in a hot oven just before serving.
KEY POINTS
| Preparation Time: | 15 mins | Cooking Time: | 12 minutes |
| How Difficult | Easy | Freeze? | Yes |
| Servings |
9 Scones |
INGREDIENTS
| Ingredients |
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Metric |
| Parmesan Cheese Grated | 1½ ounce | 40 grams |
| Strong Cheddar Cheese Grated | 1½ ounce | 40 grams |
| Medium onion diced | 1 | 1 |
| Olive oil | 1 tablespoon | 1 tablespoon |
| Self raising flour | 6 ounces | 175 grams |
| salt | ½ level teaspoon | ½ level teaspoon |
| Mustard powder | ½ level teaspoon | ½ level teaspoon |
| Cayenne pepper | ½ level teaspoon | ½ level teaspoon |
| Butter | 1 ounce | 25 grams |
| Large egg | 1 | 1 |
| Milk | 2 -3 tablespoons | 2 -3 tablespoons |
| Pepper | to taste | to taste |
COOKING EQUIPMENT
1 medium frying pan
2½ inch (6 cm) pastry cutter
Lightly greased baking sheet.
PREPARATION
Finely chop the onion
Finely grate the cheddar cheese
Finely grate the parmesan cheese
Lightly whisk the egg
Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 6, 400°F (200°C).
Method
| In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, salt, mustard powder and cayenne, add some black pepper to taste. Now rub in the butter and mix well to a crumbly texture. |
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Fry the onion in the oil for about 5-6 minutes or until it's a nice brown colour and a bit darker at the edges. Keep stirring it about so that it doesn't burn. Now transfer it to a plate to cool. |
| Mix in the cooled onion and two thirds of the grated cheeses, mix them together evenly. Beat the egg and pour this in, mixing first with a knife and finally with your hands, adding only enough milk to make a soft dough – it mustn't be too sticky. |
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Tip the dough out on to a lightly floured surface, knead it gently till it's smooth, then roll it out to about ¾ inch (2 cm) thick, don't roll it out too thin. |
| Next, use a 2½ inch (6 cm) plain cutter or fluted for cutting: place it lightly on the dough and cut out the scones. Knead together any trimmings and re-roll them, till all the mixture is used up. |
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Dish up and enjoy with creamed cheese or simply spread some butter on them to taste. We enjoy them just as they are. |
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