Quick and easy to make, these delicious herb and cheese scones are perfect with lashings of butter. Serve with hot soup for a delightful light lunch or supper.
DH and my daughter Kipper had gone out for the morning, leaving me to catch up on a million jobs around the house. Knowing they’d be back for lunch, I took the opportunity to clear out all the odds and ends of vegetables lurking in the fridge and made a big pot of soup.
Neither DH nor Kipper are big soup fans though, so to make lunch a bit more exciting for them, I thought I’d whip up a batch of something yummy, served warm from the oven, to accompany the soup. Something delicious with butter, and perfect for dunking. Something altogether better than yet another slice of toast or a handful of croutons.
Fresh from the oven!
I settled on herb and cheese scones. Who doesn’t love a scone?! I must admit that I usually make sweet scones, studded with raisins and served with jam and cream, but savoury scones are pretty wonderful too. And, joyfully, just as easy to make!
Herb and cheese scones – ingredients
One of the great things about scones is that they only need a few basic ingredients. To make these delicious herb and cheese scones, all you will need is:
- Self-raising flour
- Baking powder
- Butter – or margarine/non-dairy spread
- Milk – or non-dairy alternative, I like oat milk
- Grated (shredded) cheese – or non-dairy alternative to hard cheese
- Seasonings – I used black pepper and dried thyme but you can use whatever dried herbs you like most
The scone mixture comes together quickly, and they only take 15 minutes to bake, so you can be eating a hot buttered scone in under half an hour!
Savoury herb and cheese scones
Seasoned with black pepper and a few tasty dried herbs, plus a generous dose of cheese, these scones made a delightful accompaniment to the soup. Just the thing to warm us all up on a cold January day.
As an added bonus, they also used up some ends of cheese from the fridge, too.
Hearty soup
In case you’re wondering about the soup, it contained unspecified amounts of onion, carrot, celery, fennel, cauliflower and cabbage, as well as a tin of tomatoes and a glug of stock. I didn’t even bother to blend it. Yum.
Delicious herb and cheese scones AND an organised fridge – get in!
This made 8 herb and cheese scones.
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📖 Recipe
Herb and cheese scones
Ingredients
- 225 g self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 50 g butter
- 70 g grated cheese (keep a little back for the tops)
- 150 ml milk + a little extra to brush the tops
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F). Line a baking sheet with greasepoof paper or a non-stick liner.
- Put the flour, baking powder, thyme, pepper and butter in the bowl of the food processor and process briefly until the butter is incorporated and the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
- Add 50g of the grated cheese and pulse a few times to mix.
- Add the milk and pulse again a few times, just until the mixture comes together.
- Tip out the dough onto a floured surface and gently bring it together into a rough circle. Pat the dough down with your hands until it is about 1½-2 cm (¾-1 inch) thick.
- Use a sharp knife to cut the circle into 8 wedges. Transfer carefully to a lined baking sheet. Brush the scones with the extra milk and divide the remaining grated cheese between the tops.
- Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 12-15 minutes until risen and golden. Remove from the oven and serve warm with plenty of butter.
Nutrition
Soup and scones? Delicious soup recipes
If you’re after soup inspiration to serve with your scones, how about my carrot & tomato soup with ginger & orange, some celery and pea soup, or this delicious butternut squash and lentil soup?
Or if you just can’t get enough scones, try these naturally sweet easy banana scones, these fabulous honey scones, or this butternut squash and mushroom cobbler, with its delicious savoury scone topping.
I’m sharing this recipe with the following blog challenges and link-ups:
Tea Time Treats, organised by Lavender & Lovage and The Hedgecombers, who also hosts this month.
Credit Crunch Munch, hosted by Fab Food 4 All and co-organised by Fuss Free Flavours, and the No Waste Food Challenge, hosted by Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary, since these scones used up my odds and ends of cheese.
Cook Blog Share, hosted by Hijacked by Twins.
Julie Small
Disappointed that it was very doughy even though it was cooked for longer than suggested. It would have been delicious as the outside was nice and crunchy and cooked.
Helen
Hi Julie, I’m sorry you had a disappointing experience. From your description, it sounds like maybe your oven is cooler than expected? This might explain why the dough failed to cook through in time. You can buy a cheap oven thermometer to check this – I have this one from Amazon.
I hope this helps! All the best, Helen x.
Gloria
I love freshly baked scones. These savoury scones are perfect as a side to soup and chili. Yum!
Helen
Thanks Gloria. Happy to hear you enjoyed them!
Tara
Oh yum! Such delicious savory scones. I love the combination of thyme and the shredded cheese.
Helen
Thanks Tara. So glad you enjoyed them. We love the flavour that the thyme imparts, and cheese is always good!
Ned
Ohhh yes, I loved these savory scones! So delicious!
Helen
Thanks Ned, that’s great to hear.
Beth Sachs
These scones are great for eating with soup on a cold winter day!
Helen
That’s exactly how we love to have them too, Beth!
Dannii
My kids love making these. So quick and easy.
Helen
Thanks Dannii, that’s great to hear! So glad you all enjoy them 🙂
Fuss Free Helen
I do like a cheesy scone, so good hot from the oven and dripping with butter! Thanks for sharing with #CreditCrunchmunch
fabfood4all
I do love a savoury scone with some soup and your scones look lush! Thanks for entering #CreditCrunchMunch:-)
Helen
Thanks! They were pretty tasty 🙂
Elizabeth
I am absolutely loving the sound of these! Thank you for sharing with the No Waste Food Challenge 🙂
Helen
Thanks Elizabeth. They’re just the thing at this time of year!
hijackedbytwins
Oh I love cheese scones and these look so delicious! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Helen
Thanks! I love them too – need to remember to make them more often!
sneha datar
These savory scones are delicious, these are treat..
Helen
Thanks Sneha. They are indeed 🙂
Christine | Mid-Life Croissant
These are divine. My husband would LOVE them. I would, too, but I thought that part might be obvious 😉
Georgia
Love cheese scones so much especially when they’re freshly baked, we sometimes go to our favourite Hungarian bakery in Bournemouth early so that we get the fresh batch in the morning! Oh they are delicious! Your recipe is one I’m saving right now for when I do some baking on Sunday!
April @ Girl Gone Gourmet
I love this idea! Those scones look delicious and I bet they’re perfect with the soup 🙂
Helen
Thanks April. They were great – just right for dunking!
Ramona W
Love these savory scones!! Definitely mind kind of treat. 🙂
Helen
Thanks Ramona. Mine too 🙂
Sarah
I love fridge cleaning recipes – especially when you end up with things that look as good as this does! I’d love one of these scones with a bowl of soup right about now
Helen
Thanks Sarah! They were really tasty 🙂
Shelby
Scones are a great idea to pair with soup. I love that clean fridge feeling 🙂
Helen
Thanks Shelby. The fridge has already filled itself up again! But it was nice while it lasted 🙂
HedgeComber
Oh how I miss cheese :'( However Jonny still indulges frequently, and he’s recently taken up baking bread so I shall pass this recipe on to him and go and sulk in the corner 😀
Janie x
Helen
I don’t know why you’re avoiding cheese, but if it’s allergy/intolerance, have you tried goat’s cheese? I avoid cow’s milk and related products as they don’t agree with me, but I’ve found that goats’ and sheep’s milk products are OK. These scones were actually made with goats’ butter and hard goats’ cheese. I just used a bit of cheddar on the tops of the ones for Kipper and DH 🙂
Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes
I think the last time I made scones was back at school – must change that! These look delicious!
Helen
Thanks Jemma! The joys of Home Ec! I didn’t make them for years after school cookery lessons, but I’m glad I’ve started again. They’re so easy, versatile and delicious. Can’t ask for more than that!
Lilinha Espindula
Yummy! The cheese and herb scones look delicious. I usually have sweet scones, but I’ve saved the recipe so I can try to make savoury ones next time! 🙂
Helen
Thanks Lilinha. I usually make sweet ones too, but I’m glad I decided to go savoury for a change. They were yummy!