Cheese scones

- zaty

Today Carlo and I made two batches of scones - one is plain cheese scone, the other is savoury (we added bits of half a sausage). We made 2 dozens for the first batch but it didn't turn out very well because we forgot the baking powder... which led to us making the second batch, the savoury one.

Most ppl who've tried this prefer the savoury one - I like the plain ol' cheese scone more. :P it tastes great with fruit jam!

FAIL Batch #1 - bakingpowderlessness = unrisen dough

Batch #2 - looks much better, don't it? :D

Also, in case you were wondering, we used Edam cheese, which is quite yummy. Cheddar might work too.

Update (22/05/11): use self-raising flour instead of flour+baking powder

This original recipe is from here. :)

Prep time: 20-40 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6 scones

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 C self-raising flour
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• 25g butter, diced
• 1/2 cup milk for dough (MD)
• 1/4 cup milk for coating (MC)
• 1/2 cup grated cheese for dough (CD) - the more, the cheesier! :)
• 1/4 cup grated cheese for topping (CT)
• Optional: 
• Rubbed oregano (for the lovely smell)
• 1/2 finely diced onions
• 1/2 chopped sausage

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 220 deg C.
2. In a bowl (stir using wooden spatula - not hands!):
1. Sift in dry ingredients.
2. Add diced butter by 'massaging' it in - should look like breadcrumbs at the end.
3. Add cheese for dough (CD) (and onion/sausage bits if you want savoury scones). Mix evenly.
4. Make a pit in the middle of the mixture, then add milk (MD) while mixing quickly.
3. Cover your hands with flour and sprinkle some on the tabletop/board to prevent dough from sticking to it.
4. Turn out dough and place on the tabletop/board. Knead dough lightly; if it's too sticky, add flour, bit by bit.
5. Roll out dough on board until about 2cm thick, then cut into 6 equal portions. (I like shaping the portions to make them slightly rounder).
6. Dunk each scone in milk (MC), then place each on a greased/lined oven tray. Make sure to leave at least 2cm gaps between them.
7. Top each scone with grated cheese (CT). (I like to sprinkle a bit of oregano as well).
8. Bake for 9-11 minutes, depending on how brown you want them.

Enjoy! :D

Baby scone tucked in ( - Carlo's idea!) :P

last updated 05122010

Hot Tuna + Cheese Popiah

- Zaty.

So. This is a recipe from my cousin Rina, who bakes, cooks, and other wonderful things like crafties. She's awesome. *bows down in her presence* heheh.

It's totally simple. She introduced it to me a few weeks ago, and it takes less than 10 minutes (excluding time to thaw) to make!~

What you need:

• Popiah 'covers' - sold at any super/hypermarket.
• Tuna in tin - preferably the hot/chilli-flavored one
• Cheese - preferably mozarella (y'know, the one on pizzas?) because it tastes gooood

Steps (easy peasy):

1. Defrost & thaw the popiah covers, if frozen.
2. Separate the covers from the stacked layers it comes in the packaging with.
3. Slosh in some (a tablespoon) of the tuna in the middle of the popiah cover. Don't forget to sift away the excess oil from the tuna!
   
4. Shred some mozarella cheese if you're in a nea mood, but you could just put a small chunk of cheese on top of #3
5. Fold the popiah however you like. No, seriously. =D This is what's fun about it. Just make sure it is not loosely (not very tightly tho) wrapped, to prevent the content from seeping out.
6. Fry your masterpieces.
7. Eat & enjoy. =D

Will post pictures of this simply yet wonderful edible food. When I've mastered this, that is. I was too hungry just now to make decent-looking ones (heck, i didn't even wait to get the popiah covers thawed 0_o)

Happy cooking! ^____^