Cheese and Onion Scones

I’m sorry to rabbit on about scones, but I made this version today for lunch to accompany a bowl of soup... and they were divine.
Dale actually spread butter and beetroot relish on his second one. I just ripped them up with my fingers and devoured as is.

This was very greedy and we are both about to burst but 4 normal people would be quite satisfied with these proportions

2 cups self raising flour
½ teaspoon salt
Pinch cayenne pepper

2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
4 large grates of cheddar cheese (about 40 gms

150 mls cream
150 mls soda water

Sift dry ingredients
Add onion and cheese mix around with your hands
Throw in wet ingredients
Mix quickly to a dough
Pat into a rectangle with you hands about 2 cms thick

Cut into 4 shapes
Brush with milk

Bake 205C fan bake for 20 minutes



I have broken one in half…look at the crumb so short and light
Double the quantity and this is how many you get


When they are cooked wrap them in a teatowel Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn style.
Pop a big stick through the knot and run away!!! Didn't you always want to do that when you were small?
But first make this delicious mustard butter to spread on the hot scones.

125 gms soft butter
2 tsp Dijon Mustard
2 tablespoons chopped chives
Mix together, spread on the scones and devour