Cheese & Pesto Scones
These are the perfect accompaniment to any picnic and they are also great dunked into some tomato soup! Simply serve topped with some butter.
Makes: 6-7 Scones
Prep: 10 Mins
Cooking Time: 15 Mins
Ready In: 25 Mins
- 75g cheddar
- 40g butter
- 150ml milk
- 225g Self Raising flour
- 1tsp baking powder
- 1tbsp Pesto
- Extra flour for dusting
- Line a baking tray with some baking paper and preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan
- In a food processor, add the butter, baking powder and flour, and blitz until the butter is combined with the flour.
- Add in the cheddar, pesto, and milk and blitz quickly until just come together- do not over mix.
- Put a little extra flour onto a work surface and tip the dough out onto it. Roll the dough up in the flour to create a ball. Lightly flour a rolling pin and roll out your dough until it is about 2cm thick.
- Stamp out circles to make your scone shapes (you can use a cookie cutter, but I have also been known to use cups before!). Continue to roll up your dough and cut out the shapes until you have used up all of your dough.
- Place the scones onto the baking tray and bake for 12-15 minutes. Allow to cool on the tray slightly before cooling on a wire rack.
Method
- Line a baking tray with some baking paper and preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan
- In a food processor, add the butter, baking powder and flour, and blitz until the butter is combined with the flour.
- Add in the cheddar, pesto, and milk and blitz quickly until just come together- do not over mix.
- Put a little extra flour onto a work surface and tip the dough out onto it. Roll the dough up in the flour to create a ball. Lightly flour a rolling pin and roll out your dough until it is about 2cm thick.
- Stamp out circles to make your scone shapes (you can use a cookie cutter, but I have also been known to use cups before!). Continue to roll up your dough and cut out the shapes until you have used up all of your dough.
- Place the scones onto the baking tray and bake for 12-15 minutes. Allow to cool on the tray slightly before cooling on a wire rack.
Ingredients
- 75g cheddar
- 40g butter
- 150ml milk
- 225g Self Raising flour
- 1tsp baking powder
- 1tbsp Pesto
- Extra flour for dusting
Additional Information
These are great to make with kids and can be a great introduction to dough. They are suitable for any age too (including weaning) though please be aware most pesto contains nuts.
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