Cheese and Chive Scones

Ingredients

• 2 cups/500ml self-raising flour
• 1/4 cup/62.5gram butter (cold)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup buttermilk (cold)
• 1 cup cheddar cheese
• 3 tbsp chopped chives

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Line a cookie sheet with baking paper and set aside

2. 2

   Add the flour,salt and cold butter to a food processor. Pulse until it resembles fine breadcrumbs

3. 3

   Add the buttermilk and pulse again until the dough comes together. Do not overmix

4. 4

   Add the cheddar cheese and chives and pulse again, just a couple of times

5. 5

   Remove the dough from the food processor and place on a flat surface dusted with flour

6. 6

   Press the dough, using your hands, into a rectangle. You can use a rolling pin too if you wish

7. 7

   Fold the rectangle in half, lengthwise. Fold again in half and then into quarters. You will now have a square

8. 8

   Roll or flatten again into a rectangle and repeat the folds

9. 9

   Roll out again and cut into round circles, You can cut them however, large you prefer. I used a small round cutter, about 7cm in diameter so I got mini scones

10. 10

    Place them on the lined baking sheet and brush them with some melted butter. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes or until slightly golden brown

11. 11

    Cool on wire rack