Ham Cheese and Celery Scones

These savoury scones are quick to make and perfect with soup.

Ingredients make 16

500 g self raising flour

½ tsp white pepper

1 tsp salt

100 g unsalted butter

400 ml milk

120 g shredded strong cheddar cheese

100 g ham finely chopped

1 tsp mixed dried herbs

¼ cup finely chopped celery

Method

Preheat oven to 220ºC normal bake (200ºC fan forced). Combine flour, white pepper and salt in a large bowl. Add the butter and use your hands to rub the butter into the flour until it resembles bread crumbs. Place milk, cheese, ham, herbs and celery in another bowl and combine. Add liquid mix to dry mix and combined to dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and pat the dough into a 3 cm thickness. Cut out the scones with a 5cm scone cutter and transfer to a lightly floured tray. Space approx. a centimetre apart and bake for approx. 12 minutes.

Note: Try shredded carrots or sweet potatoes instead of celery.