Su's Special Savoury Scones by S&J Pantry

• Cooking time: 10 Minutes
• Servings: Eight

A type of scone, cheesy with a touch of salt. Perfect as an accompaniment to a savoury dish.

Ingredients

• 450g Doves Farm SR Flour
• 100g Longley Farm butter (at room temperature)
• A pinch of Herbamare Salt
• 120g Huntsman Cheese, grated
• 120g caster sugar
• 50g S&J's Cheddar cheese (for topping only, keep cheeses separate)
• 2 medium eggs, beaten in to two separate cups
• 125ml Longley Farm buttermilk
• 1 tub Longley Farm fromage frais
• 1tsp wholegrain mustard

Method

• Preheat Oven to Gas 6/400°F/200ºC AGA/Range Middle shelf top oven moderately hot
• Rub butter & flour together into two separate bowls
• In the first bowl add Herbamare salt, stir well & pour in one beaten egg, grated cheese, mustard & 50g of fromage frais
• Add buttermilk & Combine, if the mixture is too wet, add a little flour & knead lightly on a floured surface
• Using a rolling pin, roll out to ½ inch thick & cut out using a 2½" round cutter. Re-roll the trimmings & cut out more rounds (this will make about eight)
• Brush with a little buttermilk then sprinkle the tops with cheddar
• Place on a greased & floured baking sheet
• Place in the oven for about 10 minutes they should be golden & have a slight split round their sides
• Place on a cooling rack
• Serve warm with the longley farm jersey butter