Jamie Oliver’s cheese scone recipe only takes 20 minutes to make with an air fryer
Celebrate National Cheese Day with these "absolutely delicious" cheesy scones which can be made in no time at all with an air fryer.
There is nothing better than some cheesy comfort food, and you can make yourself something tasty, quick and easy by making homemade cheese scones.
Jamie Oliver’s cheese and chive scones can be made from scratch in under 20 minutes, and are perfect to have for lunch with soup, salad or at a picnic.
The chef first shared this recipe in his cookbook ‘Jamie’s Air Fryer Meals’ where he stated it takes only eight minutes to make these scones before they cook in an air fryer for 12 minutes.
He wrote: “Let me show you how well you can bake in the air fryer – this is a brilliant little recipe that I know you’re going to love.
“These savoury scones are absolutely delicious – crispy and golden, but also fluffy inside – and you can knock them together really quickly.”
How to make cheese and chive stones
Ingredients
- 200g of self-raising flour
- 75g of cold unsalted butter
- 120g of mature cheddar cheese
- 70ml of milk, plus extra for brushing
- One teaspoon of baking powder
- One teaspoon of English mustard powder
- One bunch of chives (20g)
- One 200g tub of light cream cheese
- Olive oil
Cayenne pepper - Salt and pepper
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Method
Sift the flour, baking powder and mustard powder into a bowl, then add a generous amount of cayenne pepper and sea salt.
Cube up the butter, then use your thumbs and fingers to rub it into the flour until thoroughly mixed in and you have small cornflake-like pieces.
Grate 100g of the cheddar cheese and chop up the chives, then add them to the mixture.
Mix well and then make a well in the middle. Pour in the milk and use your hands to bring it together into a soft dry dough.
Dust a kitchen counter with flour and quickly work the dough into a round shape that is three centimetres thick, then cut into six triangular wedges.
Brush the top of the wedges with a little milk, grate over the remaining cheese and then sprinkle with a little pinch of black pepper and cayenne pepper.
Rub the inside of the air dryer drawer with one tablespoon of olive oil, add the scones and cook for 12 minutes at 180C.
Your delicious cheesy scones will now be ready to eat and enjoy.
