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Cheese & onion griddle scones
Sponsored by Mainland
In partnership with Mainland
These are brilliant if you don’t have an oven, but be sure to use a heavy based such as cast iron so you get a lovely crisp outer to the scone. However if you prefer these can be baked in a 200°C oven for 15-20 minutes.
Prep time – 10 mins
Cooking time – 15-20 mins
Makes 8
Ingredients:
| 375g (2½ cups) | self raising flour |
| ½ tsp | tspsalt |
| 1 tsp | smoked paprika |
| 2 | chilled butter, cubed |
| 100g (1½ cups) | Mainland grated Tasty cheese |
| 2 | spring onions, sliced |
| 1 | egg, lightly beaten |
| ½ cup | milk |
| 2 Tbsp | plain yoghurt |
| 1 Tbsp | oil |
Method:
- Sift the flour, salt and smoked paprika into a bowl. Rub in the butter, then stir in the cheese and spring onions.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and yoghurt. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and cut with a knife to just combine.
- Tip onto a lightly floured bench and shape gently into a round 2 cm thick and large enough to fit your frying pan (ideally around 24-16 cm in size). Cut into 8 wedges.
- Heat the frying pan over a medium heat and add the oil. Add the wedges, then reduce the heat.
- Cook for 8-10 minutes until browned on the underside then turn over each wedge and cook for a further 8-10 minutes until browned on the other side. Best served warm with butter.
The Mainland Special Reserve range is available at supermarkets and retailers nationwide. For this and more Mainland recipes to make and share, head to nzherald.co.nz/eatwell