Blue Cheese And Walnut Scones
The strength of your blue cheese will determine the flavour profile of these scones
Makes enough for: 8 scones
Ingredients
- 250 g buckwheat flour, plus extra for dusting
- 10 mls baking powder
- 50 g salted butter, cubed
- 100 g blue cheese, crumbled
- 75 g walnuts, roughly chopped
- 120 g thick yoghurt
- 75 mls milk, plus extra for brushing
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200° Celsius
- Place the flour and baking powder into a bowl and whisk to combine
- Add the butter and rub in using your fingertips
- Add the cheese and walnuts and mix in using a butter knife
- Place the yoghurt and milk into a mixing bowl and whisk gently to combine
- Make a well in the centre of the bowl and add the yoghurt and milk mixture
- Using a butter knife, mix the ingredients together just until a dough forms
- Place some baking paper onto a baking tray and dust lightly with flour
- Lightly dust your hands with flour, then shape the dough using your hands into a ball
- Place the dough onto the baking paper and flatten into a 2cm high disc, using your hands
- Dust a knife with flour and cut the dough into 8 wedges
- Pull the wedges apart and brush the tops with milk
- Place the baking tray into the oven and bake for 28 minutes
- Remove the tray from the oven and place the scones onto a wire rack to cool slightly