These scones are inspired by favourite festive ingredient, sage. They are a great canapé to get you in the festive mood.
Makes approximately: 10 scones
What You’ll Need:
Scones
- 230g plain flour
- 15g baking powder
- 65g butter
- 80g Davidstow® 18 Month Extra Mature cheddar, grated
- 5g chia seeds
- 10g marmite
- 100ml milk
- 5 leaves sage, chopped
Filling
- 60g thick crème fraiche
- 50g whole cooked chestnuts, finely chopped
- Sprinkle of chia seeds
- Salt and pepper to taste
What To Do:
- Preheat a fan assisted oven to 160°c.
- Scones: Mix together the flour and baking powder. Now rub in the butter. Mix in the seeds and cheese, then the milk and marmite. Rub all together to form a dough. Wrap the dough and rest for 20 minutes.
- Roll out on the kitchen surface to around 2cm thick and cut using a ring cutter approx. Scones should be approximately 1-2 inches diameter, depending on which size you’d like to use. Brush milk on the top of each scone and bake for 13 minutes.
- For the filling: Mix all the ingredients well in a bowl and season to taste.
- Now cut the scones in half and fill with as much of the filling as you’d like!
Recipe credit: Created by Lee Westcott for Davidstow®