Scones with ham and cheese

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 500 g flour
• 120 g butter
• 3 tsp baking powder (approx. 12 g)
• 3 m.-sized eggs
• 2 tsp salt
• some pepper, colorful
• 2 tbsp dried herbs or 1 handful of fresh chives
• 1 tbsp crème fraîche with herbs
• 100 ml buttermilk
• 100 g diced ham
• 50 g cheese, grated
• 25 g Parmesan, grated
• n. B. Cheese for sprinkling
• Flour for working

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

as a snack, for parties, buffets and with soup

Mix the dry ingredients and dried herbs in a large bowl. Add the butter in small pieces and mix in. Add the crème fraîche to the flour mixture and mix it in with a dough hook, adding the buttermilk as you go. Transfer the dough mixture to the worktop and quickly knead in the diced ham, cheese, and chives (if using) with your hands until you have a fairly smooth dough. It’s okay if there are still small pieces left, but don’t knead for too long, or the scones will become a bit tough. Place the dough in the refrigerator for 10 minutes, then shape it into a rectangle on a lightly floured surface using your hands or a rolling pin, about the width of a hand and a good finger-high. Use a knife or pizza cutter to cut into small rectangles, squares, or triangles. Sprinkle with some grated cheese, if desired. Place the dough pieces on baking sheets lined with baking paper and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (convection oven) for 15-20 minutes. Baking time varies depending on the oven and the size of the scones, so do the skewer test! The scones taste better if you let them sit for a while instead of just cooling before eating. However, you shouldn’t store them for longer than a few hours; if they’re left out too long, the flavor will suffer. You can easily bake them in advance and freeze them both baked and unbaked. Place unbaked scones on the baking sheet and place them in the preheated oven. The baking time will be a few minutes longer. Let frozen scones thaw slightly and then heat them briefly in the microwave.