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    Home » BREAD

    Light and Fluffy Cheese Scones (Without Eggs)

    Published: October 19, 2020 · Updated: April 29, 2022 by Ieva · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

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    If we are not eating sourdough bread with our soup, we are definitely eating Cheese Scones. Full of Cheddar, fluffy and with slight chilli heat, these savoury cheese scones without eggs are brilliant as an accompaniment for soups, salads, or as a simple snack!

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    • How to Make Eggless Cheese Scones?
    • What To Serve Eggless Cheese Scones With?
    • Other Savoury Bake Recipes
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    Eggless Cheese Scones Replace Bread

    When there isn’t time to make bread, but you need something to make your meal more substantial, or simply need a good savoury snack, cheese scones are definitely a saviour. These only take about 25 minutes from start to finish and taste great! They are brilliant served warm fresh out of the oven, but also great the next day, sliced in half with a little butter and marmite.

    Baked Cheese Scones on a baking parchment.

    How to Make Eggless Cheese Scones?

    Preheat the oven to 180°C Fan. To make these savoury scones, you need to mix 110g of plain flour with 0.5 teaspoon of chilli powder and 1.5 teaspoon of baking soda. Alternatively, you can use self-raising flour and add 0.5 teaspoon of baking powder.

    Have your butter at room temperature. I tend to use salted butter, but if you only have unsalted, then remember to add a pinch of salt to make sure your scones are seasoned right.

    Cube your butter and rub it into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Set aside whilst you grate your cheddar. You can grate your cheese finely or coarsely but here’s the thing: if you like to see the melted cheese strings when you bite into your scone, grate it coarsely.

    Mix in the grated cheese (set a bit aside for sprinkling on top) and add milk. Add 40ml and then keep adding more if you need. The dough should come together in a ball, but shouldn’t be sticky. Press with your hand into a 2.5-3cm tick circle (or use a rolling pin).

    I use a 6 cm round cookie cutter for my scones. This makes 4-5 scones depending on the thickness. Perfect amount for 2 people to go with the soup.

    Cutting scones into rounds using a cookie cutter.
    shaped scones glazed with milk and topped with cheddar.

    Place your Cheddar scones on a baking paper-lined tray. Then glaze the tops with a bit of milk and sprinkle the tops with the saved cheddar.

    Bake for 12-15 minutes in the middle of the oven until risen, and golden brown. Leave to cool for 5 minutes before serving. However, these Light and Fluffy Cheese Scones are best served on the same day, ideally whilst still warm.

    What To Serve Eggless Cheese Scones With?

    Serve these Eggless Scones with:

    • Courgette & Cheddar Soup for an ultimate Cheddar Feast.
    • Butter and Marmite.
    • As a side dish to BBQ meats, such as Lamb Shashlik or BBQ Pork Fillet.
    • As a sidekick to light salads.
    Four Scones, one of which cut in half, on brown baking parchment.

    Other Savoury Bake Recipes

    If you like to mix it up and serve delicious savoury bakes instead of simple slices of bread, try some of our favourite recipes below:

    • Pumpkin Fougasse
    • Cheesy Polenta Muffins with Chilli and Sundried Tomatoes
    • Sourdough Cheese Straws

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    Baked Cheese Scones on a baking parchment.

    Light and Fluffy Cheese Scones Without Eggs

    Cheesy, fluffy and with a slight chilli heat, these savoury scones are brilliant as an accompaniment for soups, salads, or as a simple snack!
    5 from 6 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 25 mins
    Course Baking, Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack
    Cuisine British
    Servings 4 scones
    Calories 213 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 110 g pain flour
    • 1.5 teaspoon baking powder
    • 0.5 tsp chilli powder
    • 25 g butter salted, room temperature
    • 60 g cheddar mature or extra mature
    • 45-50 ml milk

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 180°C Fan. Mix plain flour with baking powder and chilli powder.
    • Cube your room temperature butter and rub into the flour mixture with your fingertips, until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
    • Grate the cheese and set some aside for sprinkling on top of your scones. Mix the rest in with the flour mixture.
    • Add milk (start by adding 40ml and add extra if you need) and bring it into a cohesive ball (ingredients need to come together but you don't want the dough sticky).
    • Flatten it to a thick circle (2.5cm thick) and cut out 4-5 scones using a cutter (we used a 6 cm cutter). Place them on a lined baking sheet.
    • Glaze the tops of your cheese scones with some milk and sprinkle the saved cheddar.
    • Bake in the middle of the oven for 12-15 minutes until risen and golden brown. Leave to cool for 5 minutes and serve warm.

    Notes

    These scones aren’t spicy, but skip the chilli powder if you don’t like any chilli heat in your food. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 213kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 7gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 307mgPotassium: 63mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 392IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 214mgIron: 2mg
    Keyword Cheddar Scones, Cheese Scones, Cheese Scones Without Eggs, Eggless Cheese Scones, Eggless Scones, Savoury Scones, Scones
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    Comments

    1. Clare greber

      October 25, 2020 at 5:54 pm

      5 stars
      Delicious and light. The chilli gives a lovely warming kick. Will definitely make again. So quick too

      Reply
    2. Helen

      December 18, 2020 at 12:29 pm

      5 stars
      Ooh, yum! I love a cheesy scone. Great that these are made without eggs, too – so easy!

      Reply
      • Ieva

        December 18, 2020 at 8:23 pm

        Thanks, Helen! We think eggless scones taste a lot more buttery and are certainly flakier…

        Reply
    3. Katherine

      February 01, 2021 at 10:47 am

      5 stars
      A perfect classic cheese scone with a chili twist! Yum!

      Reply
      • Ieva

        February 02, 2021 at 7:25 am

        Yes, exactly what we were aiming for! :))

        Reply
    4. Kate

      February 18, 2022 at 12:59 pm

      5 stars
      I just LOVE cheese scones., and these are so easy to make – crumbly and delicious – lovely with a bowl of soup! Thanks so much.

      Reply
      • Ieva

        February 18, 2022 at 8:27 pm

        Thanks for the lovely feedback, Kate! So glad you enjoyed them! 🙂

        Reply

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