Cheese Scones

Makes about 12 medium scones

Ingredients:

8 oz self raising flour + 1 level teaspoon baking powder
(Alt plain flour + 3 level teaspoon baking powder)
2 oz butter
4 oz grated leicester cheese
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon dry mustard powder
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
125 ml milk

Method:

Turn on the oven!
Put flour, baking powder, salt, mustard, pepper into a bowl.
Rub in Butter, add grated cheese.
Add milk to form soft but not sticky dough.
Roll out to ⅜” thick and cut into rounds.
Place on greased baking tray
Bake at 200C for 15 minutes
Put on a wire cooling rack then, when cool, store in a box..

Gluten-Free alternative:

Substitute gluten free self raising flour, Double the amount of baking powder and add 2 level teaspoon xanthan gum powder.