Walnut and roquefort scones
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Makes 8
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- 240g plain floursifted
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 75g buttercubed
- chopped to make 2 tbsp walnutstoasted
- 30g roquefortplus more for sprinkling
- 1 eggbeaten
- 90ml buttermilk or whole milkplus more for brushing
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal237
- saturates6.2g
- protein5.8g
Method
step 1
Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Mix the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture looks like flaky breadcrumbs. Add the walnuts and roquefort. Bit by bit, stir in the egg, then buttermilk or milk until you have a firm dough – don’t overwork it, just bring it together.
step 2
Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface. Pat the dough out to about 2.5cm thick and give it one or two rolls with a rolling pin – don’t press down or you’ll squash out the air. Don’t worry if it breaks up a little, just stick it back together.
step 3
Cut out scones using a 5-6cm cutter. Press straight downwards as quickly as you can and don’t twist the cutter – twisting will stick the edges of the dough together and it won’t rise as well.
step 4
Lift the scones onto a non-stick baking sheet and brush the tops with buttermilk or milk, then sprinkle a little roquefort on each. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the scones rise and are cooked through. Serve warm, with butter.
