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Courgette and Vintage Cheddar Scones
Courgette and Vintage Cheddar Scones
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Courgette and Vintage Cheddar Scones
Prep Time30 Minutes
Servings4
Cook Time35 Minutes
Ingredients
2 tsp Baking Powder
100 g Butter diced, at room temperature
1 tsp Caster Sugar
130 g Cheddar Cheese grated
1 Fresh Egg
400 g Plain Flour plus extra to dust
1.5 tsp Salt
250 ml SuperValu Buttermilk
2 SuperValu Courgette coarsely grated
3 tbsp SuperValu Fresh Chives
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 160°C/ 325ËšF and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  2. Grate the courgette and squeeze out excess moisture by pressing between kitchen paper.
  3. In a bowl, pour the plain flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and stir to combine.
  4. Next add the butter, courgette, cheddar, chives and egg. Gradually combine the mixture with the flour adding the buttermilk until a soft and sticky mixture is obtained.
  5. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a 3cm-thick. Using a pastry cutter dipped in flour, cut 12 or more scones. Lay them on the baking tray and brush with leftover buttermilk.
  6. Bake in the oven for 25 -35 minutes until golden.
  7. Serve with some cooked bacon or ham with lashes of butter and a few tomato and salad leaves.
30 minutes
Prep Time
35 minutes
Cook Time
4
Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 4 servings
2 tsp Baking Powder
Odlums Baking Powder (200 g)
Odlums Baking Powder (200 g)
€2.85€14.25/kg
100 g Butter diced, at room temperature
SuperValu Irish Creamery Butter (227 g)
SuperValu Irish Creamery Butter (227 g)
€2.19€9.65/kg
1 tsp Caster Sugar
SuperValu Caster Sugar (500 g)
SuperValu Caster Sugar (500 g)
€1.65€3.30/kg
130 g Cheddar Cheese grated
SuperValu Light Red Grated Cheddar Cheese (200 g)
SuperValu Light Red Grated Cheddar Cheese (200 g)
€1.75€8.75/kg
1 Fresh Egg
SuperValu Large Fresh Irish Eggs 6 Pack (6 Piece)
SuperValu Large Fresh Irish Eggs 6 Pack (6 Piece)
€1.69€0.28 each
400 g Plain Flour plus extra to dust
SuperValu Plain Flour (2 kg)
SuperValu Plain Flour (2 kg)
€2.55€1.28/kg
1.5 tsp Salt
Lo Salt  (350 g)
Lo Salt (350 g)
€3.29€9.40/kg
250 ml SuperValu Buttermilk
SuperValu Buttermilk (1 L)
SuperValu Buttermilk (1 L)
€1.10€1.10/l
2 SuperValu Courgette coarsely grated
SuperValu Courgettes (2 Piece)
SuperValu Courgettes (2 Piece)
€1.79€0.90 each
3 tbsp SuperValu Fresh Chives
SuperValu Fresh Chives (20 g)
SuperValu Fresh Chives (20 g)
€1.19€59.50/kg

Recipe

  1. Preheat the oven to 160°C/ 325ËšF and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  2. Grate the courgette and squeeze out excess moisture by pressing between kitchen paper.
  3. In a bowl, pour the plain flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and stir to combine.
  4. Next add the butter, courgette, cheddar, chives and egg. Gradually combine the mixture with the flour adding the buttermilk until a soft and sticky mixture is obtained.
  5. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a 3cm-thick. Using a pastry cutter dipped in flour, cut 12 or more scones. Lay them on the baking tray and brush with leftover buttermilk.
  6. Bake in the oven for 25 -35 minutes until golden.
  7. Serve with some cooked bacon or ham with lashes of butter and a few tomato and salad leaves.