Cheese & Onion Griddle Scones

Thanks to the team at Mainland for sharing these scones, which are brilliant when you don’t have an oven, but be sure to use a heavy-based pan such as cast iron to ensure a lovely crisp outer to the scone. If you prefer these can be baked in a 200°C oven for 15-20 minutes.

Prep time – 10 mins

Cooking time – 15-20 mins

Ingredients:

375g (2½ cups) self raising flour

½ tsp tsp salt

1 tsp smoked paprika

50g chilled butter, cubed

100g (1½ cups) Mainland grated Tasty cheese

2 spring onions, sliced

1 egg, lightly beaten

½ cup milk

2 Tbsp plain yoghurt

1 Tbsp oil

Method:

• Sift the flour, salt and smoked paprika into a bowl. Rub in the butter, then stir in the cheese and spring onions.

• In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and yoghurt. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and cut with a knife to just combine.

• Tip onto a lightly floured bench and shape gently into a round 2 cm thick and large enough to fit your frying pan (ideally around 24-16 cm in size). Cut into 8 wedges.

• Heat the frying pan over a medium heat and add the oil. Add the wedges, then reduce the heat.

• Cook for 8-10 minutes until browned on the underside then turn over each wedge and cook for a further 8-10 minutes until browned on the other side. Best served warm with butter.

The Mainland Special Reserve range is available at supermarkets and retailers nationwide. For this and more Mainland recipes to make and share, head to www.mainland.co.nz.