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I've just sorted out my cheese scone recipe but riittaa has beaten me to it with her receipe which is very similar but also v. different: 225g organic plain flour, 1 tbsp. baking powder, pinch sea salt, 40g unsalted butter, 125g mature cheddar grated, 1 tsp dried English mustard, 1 tsp dried thyme and a pinch of cayenne pepper all bound with 125ml semi-skimmed milk. Sometimes I roll and sometimes I pat into shape. Cook as per your oven instructions. Yummy.

I find this recipe pretty good.
8oz self raising flour
pinch salt
1 heaped tespoon baking powder
2ozs margarine
6-8ozs strong grated cheddar(depending on how cheesy you want them)
1/4pint of full cream milk
1/2tsp mustard powder

rub in marg to all dry ingredients, until like breadcrumbs, add grated cheese, mix well before adding the milk.
Roll to 3/4inch thick.

Bake gas 6/200c 15-20 mins

Hi all,

Have any of you made Cheese scones and which recipe do you use?

I'm with Old Thatch on this one. Definitely a buttermilk fan for scones. Delia Smith has a gorgeous recipe for scones with clotted cream and raspberries on her site. Very well worth looking at.

I use self raising flour and buttermilk I have Paul Hollywoods book hungryman but haven't tried it but will if they as good as you say and compare!!!

Good morning

The best scones I have made (my wife's opinion) were using the Paul Hollywood recipe on this site.

So far this has been a can't fail recipe for me.

I use 12oz strong plain flour, 3heaped teasp baking powder, 1/2 teasp salt, dsp sugar, 1 egg and 3tbsp oil beaten together then made up to 1/2pt with milk, leave out the sugar if making cheese scones, but add level tsp dry mustard powder instead. Gas 7 15-20mins