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Use a light touch to incorporate the butter into the flour and shake the bowl once or twice to allow any larger butter pieces to come to the surface. Makes 8.

Ingredients

2 cupsFlour (Main)
3 tspBaking powder
½ tspSalt
50 gButter, cold, cut into small cubes
1 pinchCayenne pepper
1 cupTasty cheese, grated, plus extra for topping
¾ cupMilk, full cream
1Egg, beaten with a little milk to glaze

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 220C. Grease and lightly flour a baking tray.
  2. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl. Add butter and working quickly and lightly, rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  3. Add cheese and cayenne pepper and mix well.
  4. Make a well in the centre and using a bread and butter knife, stir in the milk using a cutting action until just combined. The dough should be soft but still able to hold its shape.
  5. Turn dough out on a lightly floured bench and knead quickly into a round, 3cm thick.
  6. Place on the prepared baking tray, brush with the beaten egg mixture and sprinkle with a little grated cheese. Use a sharp knife to mark round into 8 wedges.
  7. Place in the oven and bake for 15-20minutes until puffed and golden. Remove from the oven and wrap in a clean tea towel. Cut into wedges before serving warm with butter.

About the flour

I tend to use high-grade flour mostly, so have used this flour in all these recipes. Use self-raising flour if you prefer but only add 1 teaspoon baking powder to the self-raising flour.

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