Cheese and Thyme Scones

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Welcome 2021! I am delighted to be sharing this recipe as my first of this brand new year.

These scones are flaky and buttery and so morish. Packed with cheddar cheese and fresh thyme. I would be delighted if anyone served me these as afternoon tea.

The key to keeping these scones flaky is to keep some pea sized pieces of butter. Then as they bake, the water in the butter evaporates, generating steam and creating those layers. Much like making rough puff.

If you make these, would you please share these with me? They’re so delicious.

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Cheese and Thyme Scones

Flaky, buttery scones packed with cheddar cheese and fresh thyme
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Snack
Keyword: cheese, savoury, scone
Servings: 12 scones

Ingredients

Cheese Scones

  • 500 g plain flour
  • 2 tsp mustard powder (optional)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 120 g cold unsalted butter in cubes
  • 2 tbsp fresh thyme finely chopped
  • 250 g Cheddar cheese grated
  • 270 ml whole milk

Toppings

  • 2 tbsp milk
  • grated Parmesan cheese
  • fresh black pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder and mustard powder if using.
  • Rub the cold cubed butter into the flour mixture between your fingertips. You want most of it to resemble breadcrumbs, with a few pea-sized lumps of butter to help create the flaky layers later on.
  • Mix through your chopped fresh thyme and grated cheese.
  • Add the milk and combine until a shaggy dough forms.
  • Tip onto a clean work surface and mould into a rough rentangle. Fold the bottom third up and the top third down over that like a letter. This helps with the flaky layers. This is all very rough. Don't worry.
  • Flatten the dough until roughly 5cm thick. Either cut into squares or use a cutter like I have. If using a cutter, be sure to press straight down and don't twist side to side. This helps the scones to rise straight up and not become lopsided.
  • Arrange the scones on a baking sheet. Brush the top with milk and grind fresh black pepper over the top and sprinkle with grated Parmesan.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown all over. Best enjoyed on the day.

Enjoy, R x

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