Recipes - Sweets
Stilton Scones
Joyce Sherwood lives in Melton Mowbray - the heart of Stilton country. She has taken a British standard - the scone - and given it a little zing by adding Stilton. Her recipe also was a winner in the Melton Times recipe contest!
Ingredients
- 225g/8oz self raising flour
- 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 50g/2oz margarine
- 110g/4oz Stilton blue cheese
- 150ml/5fl oz milk
- 1 beaten egg
Method
1 Preheat oven to 450F/200C/Gas Mark 6.
2 Sieve together the flour, salt, pepper and mustard. Rub in the margarine and cheese and enough milk to make a 'not too wet' dough.
3 Place dough on a floured board and roll out to 1/2" thick. Cut into rounds and lightly brush with beaten egg and milk.
4 Place scones on a greased and floured baking sheet, and bake in oven for 10 minutes.
5 Serve warm with butter
Serves 4
Recipe by Joyce Sherwood, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK