These warm and comforting chilli cheese scones are the perfect treat to enjoy with salad in the sunshine.
I love pleasingly dense texture, cheesy tops and gentle heat that these savoury scones deliver. They’re great on their own, or sliced and filled with cream cheese, or dipped into tomato soup.
Ingredients
- 420g (15 oz) white self-raising flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 100g (3.5 oz) salted butter, cold and cubed
- 180g (6 oz) mature cheese, grated
- 1 red chilli, half sliced and half finely diced
- 200ml (6.7 fl oz) whole milk
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 200C/390F (180C/355F fan). In a bowl, mix the flour with the bicarbonate of soda.
Using your hands, rub in the butter until you have an even crumb.
Add 100g (3.5 oz) of the cheese and use a fork to gently combine.
Add the finely diced chilli and mix through.
Slowly add the milk while mixing, then tip the dough onto a floured surface and knead very briefly. You don’t want to overwork it, just enough to bring it together.
Press gently into a round about 20cm (8 inches) wide.
Cut into six equal triangles and transfer them to a flour dusted baking tray.
Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of each scone.
Top with a slice of chilli.
Bake for 12-15 minutes until the scones have puffed and turned golden.
So moreish, so spicy, so good!
Here’s the recipe in printable form.
Chilli cheese savoury scones (recipe)
Ingredients
- 420 g white self-raising flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 100 g salted butter cold and cubed
- 180 g mature cheese grated
- 1 red chilli half sliced and half finely diced
- 200 ml whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/390F (180C/355F fan). In a bowl, mix the flour with the bicarbonate of soda.
- Using your hands, rub in the butter until you have an even crumb.
- Add 100g (3.5 oz) of the cheese and use a fork to gently combine.
- Add the finely diced chilli and mix through.
- Slowly add the milk while mixing, then tip the dough onto a floured surface and knead very briefly. You don’t want to overwork it, just enough to bring it together.
- Press gently into a round about 20cm (8 inches) wide.
- Cut into six equal triangles and transfer them to a flour dusted baking tray.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of each scone.
- Top with a slice of chilli.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until the scones have puffed and turned golden.
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WhatLauraLoves says
I love how the simple addition of chilli really takes a plain cheese scone to a totally new level! Would love to try making these xxx
Ali - We Made This Life says
I’ve never actually tried a savoury scone (I know that’s weird right!) I do like the sound of these though, I think the chilli sounds like a nice addition.
Jenni says
Oh Iblove the sound of these! I wouldn’t have thought of chilli on scones
five little doves says
Oooh cheese scones!! I remember baking these at school, minus the chilli, and always think that we should bake them at home but never get round to it. I am so going to make these this week though, I think the kids will love them. Who doesn’t love cheese?
Laura H says
I love chilli cheese sandwiches so I’d love to try these chilli cheese scones of yours!
Rachael Lines says
I am terrible for munching cheese scones, I get lazy sometimes and just spoon the mix into a baking tray for cakes, 12 delicious cheesy buns that we all love.
I clicked to have a look as I love the idea of a chilli twist, Il save this to my recipe folder, :) Great idea. x
katie says
Love that these are so simple but delicious looking!
I have too many of your recipes on my to do list though so please stop ;)
AtoZ Mummy says
Wow these not only look AWESOME but are so simple :)) I will most definitely be giving these ago. I made biscuits this morning and finished off the last of the SR flour otherwise I’d be making them now!!!