Truly Scottish Cheese Scones
A community recipe by AnonymousNot tested or verified by Nigella.com
Introduction
A family favourite adapted from the Faber Book of Scottish Cookery.
Ingredients
Serves: Depends on the size of the cut
- 8 ounces all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 2 ounces chilled margarine (hard or block - in small cubes)
- 3 ounces grated mature cheddar (or a mix of sharp cheese and parmesan)
- ⅕ pint skimmed milk
Method
Truly Scottish Cheese Scones is a community recipe submitted by Anonymous and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.
Additional Information
This recipe is unsuccessful with a food processor. Variations: Sweet scones – add 1 oz golden caster sugar to basic mix. (I usually leave this out, because it spoils the texture and gets in the way of the flavour of the dried fruit or jam.) Dried fruit such as sultanas, sour cherries, chopped apricots, nuts or whatever can be added. Savoury: Omit the cheese and add chopped fresh herbs. NEVER add chopped fresh tomato because the texture comes out really vile. Crispy dry cure bacon bits are nice.
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Posted by Supersadie on 16th September 2011
Show more commentsThis is a really good recipe. The cream of tartar together with the bicarb are the ingredients that enable the scones to rise up good and fluffy! I made double the recipe and used a small cutter; I got 38 out of that. They were absolutely perfect.