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Boxing Day scones

Boxing day scones

Boxing Day scones

Name: Boxing Day scones
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: makes 9-10
Ingredients: 450g plain flour plus extra for dusting; 2 tsp baking powder; 50g butter; 2 tsp wholegrain mustard; 1 large egg; 280ml milk plus extra for glazing; 100g stilton crumbled into chunks; 100g leftover cooked gammon or ham chopped into rough cubes

Miriam Nice

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makes 9-10

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 12 mins - 15 mins

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Turn your forlorn Christmas leftovers into a round of warm fresh scones, the perfect welcome for last-minute guests between Christmas and New Year

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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450g plain flour

plus extra for dusting
2 tsp baking powder
50g butter
2 tsp wholegrain mustard
1 large egg
280ml milk

plus extra for glazing
100g stilton

crumbled into chunks
100g leftover cooked gammon or ham

chopped into rough cubes

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Nutrition: per scone (10)

kcal283
fat10g
saturates6g
carbs36g
sugars2g
fibre2g
protein11g
salt0.91g

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Put the flour and baking powder in a large bowl and rub in the butter using your fingertips until the mixture looks like fresh breadcrumbs. Mix the mustard, egg and milk together in a jug then pour into the flour mixture along with the Stilton and ham. Knead the dough briefly, you want to make sure all the ingredients are evenly dispersed through the mix but try not to overwork the dough.
step 2

Dust your work surface with flour then shape the dough into a flat disc around 4-5cm thick. Cut out 9 or 10 scones using a 7.5cm fluted cutter then transfer to a baking sheet lined with baking parchment. Brush the tops with milk then bake for 12-15 mins or until risen and golden. Serve warm with butter, cheese and pickles.

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