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Cheese and thyme scones

Tamasin Day-Lewis from Tamasin's Weekends
Tamasin Day Lewis's tasty cheese scones, slathered in good country butter, make a terrific teatime treat

Cheese and thyme scones

Method

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1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas 6.

2. Lightly grease a baking sheet.

3. Sift the flour, baking powder and sea salt into a bowl.

4. Rub the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.

5. Stir in two-thirds of the grated cheese, followed by the mustard, thyme and cayenne.

6. Using a knife, gradually cut in enough of the milk to make a soft dough.

7. Roll out the dough on a floured surface to a thickness of 1.5cm. Cut into circles with a pastry cutter or upturned glass.

8. Place the circles on the greased baking sheet. Sprinkle them with the remaining cheese and bake for 12-15 minutes.

9. Transfer to a wire cooling rack for 5 minutes, then eat hot with lashings of good country butter.

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Serves: Makes 12 scones

Prep: 25 min, plus cooling
Cook: 15 min

Ingredients
oil, for greasing
225g organic strong white flour
1 tbsp Baking powder
pinch of sea salt
40g Butter, diced
125g mature Cheddar cheese, such as Montgomery, coarsely grated
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp Thyme
pinch of cayenne
125-150ml Milk
Butter, to serve