Cheese Scones Recipe | Cooking with Nana Ling

Scones. Cheese. It truly is a culinary combination made from heaven, and this Easy Cheese Scones recipe will take you straight to your goal.

Ingredients for cheese scones

With a traditional scone base, the cheese is the star!

And there are two types of cheese that go into these scones:

• Cheddar or tasty cheese – for its sharpness and meltability
• parmesan cheese – for more sharpness and taste.

I also added a few more ingredients to boost the cheesy, savory flavor of these scones:

• curry powder (I use Keen’s curry powder) – just a little, you don’t taste it, but it adds that ‘extra’
• fresh chives – The mild, delicate onion aroma underlines the taste and gives the popular baked specialties a subtle freshness.

And then there are the ingredients for the traditional scone base:

• plain flour (all-purpose flour)
• baking powder
• Salt
• butter
• egg
• Milk.

Please refer to the recipe card at the end of the article for the ingredient quantities.

How to make cheese scones

Start by preheating the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees Celsius) and have a scone cutter (5 cm) ready.

Mix

Mix flour, baking powder, salt and curry powder.

Using your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour mixture until it looks like coarse crumbs.

Stir in 3/4 of the cheese, 3/4 of the chives, and all of the parmesan.

Whisk together the milk and egg, then stir through the mixture with a dull knife. Stir gently until the batter comes together, being careful not to overmix.

express rounds

Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Using your hands, pound the mixture together and flatten until it is about 3cm thick.

Cut out circles with a floured scone cutter.

Place the scones on the baking sheet, almost touching each other. Brush the top of the scones with a little milk and sprinkle with the remaining cheese and chives.

Bake

Bake for about 15 minutes or until the top is pale golden in color.

Let cool in the pan for a minute or two before turning out into a clean tea towel and placing on a cooling rack.

Wrap in the tea towel and serve warm with butter.

Enjoy

These scones are perfect on their own when served warm! Or add some butter.

They’re also perfect for a quick breakfast and I love them with my pumpkin soup.

Recipe FAQs

Q. Can you freeze cheese scones?

These scones freeze well.

Allow the scones to cool before freezing and place in a freezer bag or airtight container. Scones can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Q. How long do they keep otherwise?

They are best eaten fresh on the day of preparation. However, reheat them in the microwave the next day and they’re still quite good.

Q. Do you have other scone recipes?

Yes! Try my Lemonade Scones recipe and my Buttermilk Scones recipe.