Cheese and Watercress Scones

Calories: 400 Preparation: 25 mins Cooking: 15 mins Serves: 4
Cheese and Watercress Scones

Ingredients

  • 100g/4oz self-raising wholemeal flour
  • 100g/4oz butter, cubed
  • 100g/4oz self-raising plain flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 50g/2oz gruyere cheese, grated
  • 1 x 85g/3oz pack watercress, chopped

Method

Sift the flour and salt together and rub in the butter. Stir in the cheese and chopped watercress and bind with water to make a soft dough. Roll out on a floured board until about 1” thick. Cut into 2” circles using a pastry cutter.

Bake at 200ºC, Mark 6 until risen and browned (about 15 minutes). Delicious simply with butter, or as part of a ploughman’s lunch.

Fat: 25.6g Saturated Fat: 15.7g Carbohydrate: 35g Protein: 9.6g Fibre: 3.3g Salt: 1.57g

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