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Irish Cheese Scones (and yes, you say it ‘Scawn!’)

Name: Irish Cheese Scones (and yes, you say it ‘Scawn!’)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 lb self-rising flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp. pepper; 1 tsp mustard powder; 1 cup butter or margarine; 1 1/2 cups sharp Cheddar cheese, grated; 1/4 pint (1/2 cup) buttermilk

Irish Cheese Scones (and yes, you say it ‘Scawn!’)

Bee Smith

Prep Time:

30 minutes

Cook Time:

15 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb self-rising flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp mustard powder
1 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
1/4 pint (1/2 cup) buttermilk

Instructions

Heat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.
Sift the dry ingredients and then cut in the butter until it’s a breadcrumb texture.
Add the grated cheese.
Make a well in the center and work in half the buttermilk. You want a firm dough, so judiciously add the rest of the liquid or add more to get a non-sticky dough.
Put the dough out on a floured surface. Either pat or roll the dough until it is 1/2 inch thick.
Cut out your scones and space them so they have a bit of breathing space on the tray. Brush with milk (optional but nice).
Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Butter while still warm.

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BeeSmith

I was born in Queens, N.Y, reared in Pennsylvania, did university in Washington, D.C. Then I moved to England for nineteen years. I lived first in London and then in Leeds. After my partner's sister died of cancer in 2000, we decided to take the leap of faith and move to Ireland to be nearer his family. Despite our friends thinking we were mad and feckless, it has worked out. The angels really do look after fools! We have a cottage on an acre and a quarter three miles from where the River Shannon rises. We have a polytunnel to...

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