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Air Fryer Cheese Scones Recipe

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Easy air fryer cheese scones, baked to golden perfection in just eight minutes!

Ingredients

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  • 75 g Self Raising Flour
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon Mustard Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 55 g Unsalted Butter chilled and cubed
  • 120 g Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese grated
  • 85 ml Whole Milk
  • ¼ teaspoon Lemon Juice fresh

Other ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon Plain Flour for dusting
  • 2 tablespoon Milk for glazing

Instructions

  1. Preheat the air fryer to 200C (400F).
  2. Place the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl and give them a mix.
    175 g Self Raising Flour, ¼ teaspoon Salt, ⅛ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper, ¼ teaspoon Mustard Powder, ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
  3. Add the chilled cubed butter to the mixing bowl and rub it in with your hands until you get fine breadcrumbs form.
    55 g Unsalted Butter
  4. Stir in the grated cheese (reserving a few heaped tablespoons for the tops).
    120 g Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese
  5. Heat the milk in the microwave for 20 seconds, squeeze in a little lemon juice (about ¼ teaspoon) and leave it to stand for 2-3 minutes. Pour the soured milk into the mixing bowl and use a metal dinner knife to stir it in.
    85 ml Whole Milk, ¼ teaspoon Lemon Juice
  6. Once the scone dough has started to come together, use your hands to bring it together into a ball.
  7. Lightly flour your work surface then knead the scone dough for a few seconds to cover it in flour. Shape the dough into a disc about 3 cm thick with your hands then stamp out 5 scones with a 5cm cookie cutter. You’ll need to keep reforming the dough into a disc with your hands until you have used it all up.
    2 tablespoon Plain Flour
  8. Using a pastry brush, glaze the tops of the scones with milk then sprinkle over the reserved grated cheese.
    2 tablespoon Milk, 120 g Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese
  9. Place the scones in your air fryer basket and air fry for 8 minutes until risen and golden brown.

Notes

  • Always use cold cubed butter straight from the fridge. If you try to rub in soft warm butter you will be left with a sticky mess. Cold butter helps to keep the dough cool and gives the scones the perfect flakey texture once baked.
  • You don’t need a rolling pin to roll out the dough. Just shape it with your hands into a disc shape.
  • When shaping the dough, try to handle it as little as possible and keep your hands cool. Warm hands can melt the butter in the dough and lead to a tough texture.
  • Make sure your self-raising flour and baking powder are in date to ensure the scones rise.
  • If you prefer, you can make the scone dough in your food processor instead, using the pulse function. Be careful not to overwork the dough though!

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