Easy Air Fryer Cheese Scones
Make delicious cheese scones in your air fryer! Quick, easy, and perfect for a tea time. Enjoy fluffy, golden scones packed with cheesy goodness.
Servings 5
Calories 329kcal
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Equipment
- 5cm Cookie Cutter
Ingredients
- 175 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
- Preheat the air fryer to 200°C (400°F).
- 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
- 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
- Stir in the grated cheese (reserving a few heaped tablespoons for the tops).120 g Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese
- 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
- Once the scone dough has started to come together, use your hands to bring it together into a ball.
- 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
- 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
- Place the scones in your air fryer basket and air fry for 8 minutes until risen and golden brown.
Notes
Expert Tips:
- Always use cold cubed butter. 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!
- Use different cheeses. Swap the grated cheddar cheese for crumbly blue cheese, gruyere, or Parmesan. You could also add some chopped walnuts for crunch!
- Add a pinch of garlic powder for more flavour, dried herbs like thyme or even freshly chopped herbs like oregano or rosemary.
- Love a bit of heat. Add a pinch of chilli powder to the scone dough.
- Stir some cooked bacon pieces into the dough for a smoky savoury flavour.
Nutritional Information (Approximate)
Calories: 329kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 327mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 575IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 231mg | Iron: 1mg
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