Whip up a batch of these mouthwatering cheddar and mustard scones. Perfectly cheesy and packed with flavour.
Scones were one of the first recipes I learned how to make as a child. Baking powder biscuits, they were called, back in the rural Cape Breton of my childhood. They were served warm with plenty of butter and, bizarrely enough, lashing of blackstrap molasses.
Oh my goodness gracious, what fond memories I have of those! Buttery fingers with blackstrap molasses dripping down the sides of the scone, waiting to be licked.
I found myself the other day with a few 100-gram packets of just out-of-date mature cheddar cheese from a Christmas cheese board that needed to be used up. I was making soup for lunch that day and fancied a buttery scone to serve, so I whipped up a batch of these mature cheddar and wholegrain mustard scones.
The combination of sharp cheddar, wholegrain mustard, and a splash of Worcestershire sauce makes for a rather delicious savoury scone that is ideal served with a hearty soup or even on its own with an afternoon cup of tea.
Ingredients
- 450 grams of plain flour
- 6 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 110 grams butter
- 1/2 tsp Shetland sea salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 160 grams mature cheddar cheeseÂ
- 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
- 300 ml full-fat milk
- 1 splash Worcestershire sauce
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190 C/ 170 C fan.
- Rub the butter into the flour using your fingertips until it resembles coarse bread crumbs.
- Add the baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt, pepper and 100 grams of the grated mature cheddar and stir well.
- Add the milk, mustard and Worcestershire sauce and stir with a wooden spoon until it forms a soft dough.
- Knead briefly and roll to a 1.5 – 2 cm thickness on a floured board. Cut into rounds using a circular cutter and place onto the baking tray.
- Sprinkle with the remaining grated cheddar cheese and bake in the centre of the oven for 12-15 minutes until the cheese on top is golden and bubbly.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely and store in an airtight container.
So, what did you do with the rest of the cheese?
The remaining cheese was made into a mega batch of cheese sauce for the kids. It was made with equal quantities of butter, heated until bubbling, plain flour cooked into the butter for a minute, plenty of full-fat milk, loads of grated cheddar, a spoonful of wholegrain mustard, and a gentle sprinkling of cayenne pepper.
My cheese sauce recipe freezes very well, so I often make a few quick meals for the kids for those busy school days. Simply reheat the sauce from frozen, stir it into some cooked pasta, and serve with cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives, and a sprinkling of parsley. It’s their favourite.
Do you have a favourite scone recipe or a favourite topping?
How do you eat your scones?
Let me know in the comments below!
Cheddar and Mustard Scone Recipe
Ingredients
- 450 grams plain flour
- 6 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 110 grams butter
- 1/2 tsp Shetland sea salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 160 grams mature cheddar cheese grated, divided
- 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
- 300 ml full fat milk
- 1 splash Worcestershire sauce
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Equipment
InstructionsÂ
- Preheat oven to 190 C/ 170 C fan.
- Using your fingertips, rub 110 grams butter into 450 grams plain flour until it resembles coarse bread crumbs.
- Add 6 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda, 1/2 tsp Shetland sea salt, 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper and 100 grams of the 160 grams mature cheddar cheese and stir well.
- Add 300 ml full fat milk, 1 tsp wholegrain mustard and 1 splash Worcestershire sauce and stir with a wooden spoon until it forms a soft dough.
- Knead briefly and roll out to a 1.5 – 2 cm thickness on a floured board. Cut into rounds using a circular cutter and place onto the baking tray.
- Sprinkle with the remaining grated cheddar cheese and bake in the centre of the oven for 12-15 minutes, until the cheese on top is golden and bubbly.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely and store in an airtight container.
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Lovely scones very light. Will make again.
I was intrigued by your recipe, considering that I’ve only truly encountered scones of the fruit and dessert varieties. However, your recipe is one that produces American biscuits, not scones. From what I understand, scones typically contain egg, either as an ingredient or wash.
Many thanks for your feedback! 🙂 Here in the UK we don’t use the term biscuits (biscuits are cookies, like Oreos or digestive biscuits), so we call your biscuits scones, regardless if they contain egg or not. Some recipes contain egg, some don’t, yet they’re all scones. I hope you enjoyed the recipe nonetheless!
ive grown up making cheese scones,and my kids love them too.any old cheese,remove any mold!will cook really well in a scone.i use any mustard,dry or wet as it works just as well.sometimes i grate some onion and add that too.great recipe for using up cheese,onion,mustard.i put them in lunchboxes too.if i have soft cheese that needs using i put that in the mix aswell as i don’t like throwing food away.
How lovely these will be smothered with spreadable Lurpak !
Absolutely amazing! I wish I could cook these I am really going to try 🙂 Thankyou
My hubby loves scones, but I’ve never made him some savoury ones. Must give these a go, the flavour combination sounds delicious.
These look delicious. I will have to make these during halfterm, with the kids.
These savoury scones look soo good! I’d love one with a bowl of soup:-) Thanks for entering #CreditCrunchMunch:-)
Oh my! Cheese and mustard is one of my all time favourite combinations, I’m definitely going to have to try this recipe this week. Well, when I say I’ll be trying it… my partner is the cook so I’ll be highlighting this recipe to him 🙂 x
I swear that I can SMELL how amazing these are. I’ve got all the ingredients in the house so I think I’ll be knocking some up tomorrow!
I love scones but usually with jam and clotted cream! These look absolutely delicious – I would love to taste them! Kaz x
Oh these look and sound delicious, I’ve bookmarked the recipe for another day thank you!
Stevie 🙂
These look absolutely delicious, I could just eat one of them now! xxx
Oh my goodness! <3 I cant wait to try these out.
These look amazing – I love your photography… So talented.
Thanks for sharing hun
Charlotte x
Can you stop making me so darn hungry, please?! SO going to make these – they’re fat free, right??? 😉 x
These are some good looking and delicious biscuits you have! Yum!
Oh these sound delicious, I’m going to make some to serve with soup at the weekend! X
I am yet to try a savoury scone and these sound divine x
Your blog makes me want to become a baker! Haha I can never decide between sweet or savoury scones.. yum! xo
These look yummy. Shall have to attempt to make them for my dad, he loves scones!
looks like I have a treat for downton abbey tomorrow
Yummm! They look so delicious! I really could munch some right now.
These look so yummy that I know I could not be trusted to left alone with them
I’m still getting my head around the concept of out of date cheese. Never been known to happen in this house. Apart from that the scones look delicious and as I hm planning on soup for lunch I may well make scones to go with it.
Oh wow these look amazing, I really need to try these – I love scones. I know my husband would love these, might make some as a treat!
I absolutely love Cheese Scones, and have put Marmite into a recipe, but never considered Mustard. It is now on my to-do list!
Tx
These look amazing, we love cheese scones but have never thought about putting mustard in them. Am going to have to try these x
I’d never considering making savory scones! Your blog is going to make my waistline steadily larger..
These scones sound so nice and look really delicious. I love the cheese and mustard combo!
These look lovely! I’d like one right now please, or with a bowl of soup for lunch.
These look and sound absolutely delicious!! need to try out this recipe myself
These look soooo nice, I definitely want to give them a try xo
These looks amazing! They would go perfectly with the winter soups we’ve been cooking up lately too!
They look delicious. I love cheese scones, but I never tried them with mustard, it sounds delicious.
I love cheese scones and I bet they taste even better with mustard in them!
Ooh love the sound of these scones, these would be great for afternoon tea or a lovely winter picnic.
Oh my, these just look absolutely incredible, my mouth is watering at the thought x
Cheese Scones are my absolute favourite although a wee cafe in the next village does amazing Cherry & Coconut ones which I can never resist!
Oh my goodness, these sound and looks absolutely yummy – I love cheese and mustard!
I think scones were the first thing that I made when I was a kid too. Little did we know back then that cooking would be our job, right?!
I love the cheesy version you have here.
I love scones! Don’t think I’ve ever tried with cheddar cheese before. My favourite way to eat scones is with whipped cream and strawberry jam – a summer classic when I was little.
I am not usually a big fan of scones but these sound delicious!
Oh wow, they look incredible and I love the sound of your cheese sauce recipe too. x
I have never made savory scones I always make the traditional sweet ones with variation of mixed fruit or chocolate chip.I am going to bookmark these and give them a whirl.
Yum! Sounds like the perfect combo! x
Ooh these look SO good Elizabeth! I absolutely love cheese scones
I love scones. These look amazing, why have I never thought about putting Cheese on them?
My very favourite scones are Treacle, but I find them so very hard to make for some reason. Almost any other kind of scone I can manage, but never Treacle! Your cheese ones look perfect, would love to try them with the blackstrap molasses…
O.M.Geeeeeee! I recently went to a High Tea where the most divine scones were served, and I havent been able to stop thinking about them. So this post is wonderful and perfectly timed to find me. 🙂 My favourite scone recipe… I guess I am a bit of a traditionalist, so plain and simple with jam and cream for me. And I eat my scones any way they come.
I have a favorite recipe for cheddar biscuits that I make with heavy cream but I love the traditional butter with the addition of whole grain mustard.
These look very tasty. Love your pictures so much.
These look and sound delicious.
I always enjoy making cheese straws
Ooooohhhh I do like Cheese Scones, but I’ve never tried adding Mustard. The hubs said they sound amazing, so I’ll have to give these a go one day.
I absolutely love cheese scones but i’ve never thought about making them myself. These look so yummy though! x
These are quite indulgent and delicious, excellent take on biscuits, the combo of cheese and mustard never dissapoints!
Those look delicious! I’m sure my DH would love them as they contain three of his all-time favourite things – cheese, mustard and worcestershire sauce. He’s all about the savoury.
Great tip on freezing cheese sauce – thanks! It had never occurred to me but it’ll be a great time saver, just as you say!
Oh wow these look delicious! Something me and my partner would love as a small starter!