Cheese and chive buttermilk scones

Name: Cheese and chive buttermilk scones
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 300g plain flour; 1 tbsp baking powder; 1 tsp mustard powder; 60g butter, cold and cubed; 100g mature cheddar, grated; 2 tbsp fresh chives, snipped; 180ml buttermilk; 1 tbsp milk, for brushing

Tall, tender cheese scones with a crisp cheddar top and a hint of fresh chives.

Time30 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.27 a head
Oven220°C (200°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

8 scones

Ingredients

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300 gplain flour
1 tbspbaking powder
1 tspmustard powder
60 gbuttercold and cubed
100 gmature cheddargrated
2 tbspfresh chivessnipped
180 mlbuttermilk
1 tbspmilkfor brushing

Method

1
Heat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan). Dust a baking tray with flour.
2
Mix the flour, baking powder and mustard powder. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until it looks like breadcrumbs.
3
Stir in most of the cheese and the chives. Add the buttermilk and mix with a knife to a soft dough.
4
Pat out on a floured surface to 3 cm thick. Cut into 8 rounds with a 6 cm cutter, pushing straight down without twisting.
5
Brush the tops with milk and sprinkle with the rest of the cheese.
6
Bake for 14 minutes until risen and golden. Eat warm with butter.
14 min

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