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Published on the 21 March 2022

Recipe: Smoked Cheese & Black Pepper Scones

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Smoked cheese, Parmesan and black pepper provide a delicious savoury twist on this afternoon tea staple. Serve these scones simply warm and buttered, or with smoked salmon, cress and cream cheese. 

Difficulty: *

Makes: 16-18 Scones

Prep Time: 30 mins

Bake Time: 15 mins

smoked cheese and black pepper scones

Ingredients

 500g All plain/all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
1 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda/baking powder
1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper, plus extra for sprinkling on top
250g unsalted butter, chilled
175g grated smoked Cheddar cheese
50g finely grated Parmesan cheese
75ml warm whole milk
1 egg plus 1 beaten egg for brushing

 

5cm/2-inch round cookie cutter

 

How To Make Smoked Cheese & Black Pepper Scones

Preheat the oven to 220°C/fan 200°C (425°F) Gas 7. 

Sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda/baking soda together into a mixing bowl and add the cracked black pepper. 

Cut the cold butter into cubes and rub with your fingertips into the flour mixture until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. 

Add 125 g/41⁄2 oz. of the grated smoked Cheddar cheese and all the grated Parmesan and mix in.


Add the warm milk and egg and mix until combined. The mixture should be soft and sticky.


On a lightly floured surface, roll the mixture out to a thickness of about 2.5 cm/1 inch. Use the round cutter to stamp out rounds but DO NOT TWIST as you cut! Just pull straight up. 

Space the scones out over two non-stick baking sheets and brush with the beaten egg. Sprinkle over some extra cracked black pepper and scatter over the remaining grated smoked Cheddar cheese. 

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes until the scones are lightly brown and have puffed up. Remove from the oven and leave to cool. 

Serve with fillings of your choice. The scones will keep for up to 3 days in an airtight container. 

 

 

Afternoon Tea at the Cutter & Squidge Bakery by Annabel Lui & Emily Lui (Ryland Peters & Small, £16.99)

Photography by Clare Winfield © Ryland Peters & Small

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