The Best Cheese and Coriander Savoury Scones

Scones are a traditional Hi-Tea menu item that has originated in the United Kingdom. In the technical term, a Scone is a bread made of:

• butter
• flour
• baking powder
• milk with the optional addition of eggs.

But for me, a scone is the perfect buttery melt-in-mouth baked goodness. And they are prepared in no time! 

You can make sweet scones and enjoy these beauties for breakfast. Do this by adding dried fruits like cranberry, raisins, blueberry, etc in the scone dough.

You can also enjoy them plain and smother them with butter, flavored jams and creams.

But, scones can be made savory too and can be a perfect savoury twist for your tea. My version of the scones is like cheese and chives scones but is different in taste. Scroll on to see these Cheese and Coriander Savoury Scones Recipe!

What’s in a shape? Correct Shape of Scones

You might have come across different shapes of scones. The traditional Scones from the United Kingdom are cut with a cutter and are round in shape. The scone dough is rolled out thick and is cut with a round cutter. So, they are round and cylindrical in shape.

The scones from the USA are not shaped with a cutter. They are rolled out thick and cut in the desired shape. Which is usually triangular.

But, honestly, these savoury herb scones are simply delicious in all shapes and sizes!

Do cold ingredients make better scones?

Think about all the perfect flaky baked goods you have eaten. Now, think where the flakes come from. You guessed it! The huge amount of butter in them makes that product flaky.

Butter in the Savoury Scones contains:

• milk fat 80%

• water 16%

• Salt 1.5-2 %

• Other milk solids 2%

The water in the butter evaporates when baking and pushes the dough up. Hence, along with baking powder, butter in savoury herb scone dough makes them rise.

Always use super-chilled to almost frozen butter before adding to the dough. Chilled butter means all the water content is intact in the dough. This further gives the scones a tall perfect height.

I prefer to use chilled butter, chilled milk and if using, then chilled eggs also. So, I measure these out first, put them in the refrigerator, and then weigh out other ingredients. Chilled butter, chilled milk, and chilled eggs. This will make your savoury herb scones much flakier and give them a good height.

How to serve the Savoury Herb Scones?

The cheese and herb savoury scones are quite flavourful on their own because it has:

• Mustard powder

• Pepper powder

• Cheese

• Dried Oregano

• Fresh coriander

While doing a research on different flavour of savoury scones, I came across Indian spiced Garam Masala Scones. The recipe of this is developed by Nitya Jain and the scones remind you of a rainy evening with hot cup of tea and these scones.

You can check the recipe of garam masala scones which would make your afternoon tea complete. You must also follow  @beyond.curry  to see other recipes by her.

You can also slice the scones from the middle and serve them with:

• Bacon or chicken (if non-vegetarian)

• Clotted Cream

• Cream Cheese

• Simple flavoured cheese spread and top them with chopped jalapeno and black olives.

• Cheese spread mixed with my homemade pesto sauce

The possibilities to pair these savoury scones are so many.!

What happened to my scone?

I started experimenting on my savoury herb scone recipe. And I faced these major disasters:

1. The scones became too tough

2. The scones did not rise to the proper shape

3. The scones dried out

I found out that the savoury scones became tough because there wasn’t enough butter in the dough. Also, once the dough came together, I over mixed and overworked the dough.

The savoury scones didn’t rise well because:

• I put less amount of baking powder

• Used room temperature to almost melting butter

• Sheeted the scones dough very thin than usual

The reason for the scones drying out was over-baking. In order, to get a perfect colour on the top, I baked them for too long and also at less than usual temperature.

So, make sure you don’t repeat my mistakes to make the perfect savoury herb scones!

Storing and Re-heating

You can store the scones in an air-tight container and keep them in the refrigerator. It is advised to consume them within a day or two. Because the longer they are stored in the refrigerator, the faster they dry out.

Reheat the scones simply in the oven or microwave till warm.

How to make the best savoury herb scones?

To conclude

These cheese and herbs savory scones are perfect for your afternoon tea! This is a perfect savory scone recipe because of:

• buttery mouthful taste
• the tanginess from the cheese
• the spiciness from the mustard, oregano, and pepper.

Do try them out and tell me how it goes.

Happy Baking!

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