Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese Scones - Strictly For Grown Ups!

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 700 g plain flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 ounces butter (softened)
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 pint milk
• 7 ounces grated lincolnshire poacher cheese
• 1 egg yolk (egg-wash)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 180°c.
• 2 sieve flour & baking powder and salt, then add butter and rub together.
• 3 then add 5oz of the grated cheese followed by the eggs.
• 4 continue to work the mixture together by hand.
• 5 with the ingredients worked in, pour the mixture out of the bowl onto the worktop.
• 6 gradually add the milk into the mixture as it is worked together.
• 7 use a little flour to stop the dough sticking to the worktop.
• 8 gently roll out the dough to about 1" - 1 1/2" inch thick, then using a pastry cutter (2" diameter).
• 9 cut out, arrange on a greased baking tray.
• 10 brush with egg-wash, as an option the remainder of the cheese could be sprinkled on top, bake for 10-12 minutes.
• 11 serve hot, split and spread with butter!