Cheese and chive scones

• doses: Makes 12

Ingredientes

280g plain flour

2 tbsp sugar

21/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1/2 tsp salt

110g cold butter, cubed

120g Dubliner Original Cheese, Red orWhite, grated

A handful of chives. finely chopped

250ml buttermilk

1 egg, beaten

Instruções

1 Preheat the oven to 220'C/200C fan/gas mark 7.

2 In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt.

3 Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

4 Stir in the grated cheese and chives.

5 Gradually add the buttermilk, stirring the mixture together into a soft, sticky dough.

6 With lightly floured hands, combine the dough into a ball. Place on a lightly floured work surface and bring the mixture together.

7 Roll out the dough into a lcm-thick round.

8 Use a 6cm pastry cutter to cut out rounds from the dough, gathering up scraps and re- rolling the dough to get as many as possible (you should get about 12), Place the rounds on an ungreased baking tray

9 Brush the tops of the scones with the beaten egg.

10 Place in the oven and bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden.