Name: Gluten Free Cheese Scones
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 200g Gluten Free Plain Flour; 2 tsp Baking Powder; Pinch Salt; Pinch Ground Black Pepper; 1/2 tsp Mustard Powder; 50g Butter; 100g Cheddar Cheese Grated; 100ml Milk

small pile of gluten free cheese scones with a block of mustard seed speckled cheddar cheese and pot of ploughman's chutney with a spoon

The best gluten free cheese scone recipe – soft fluffy cheesy scones, perfectly delicious warm from the oven spread with butter.

Gluten Free Baking

Eating a gluten free diet needn’t mean missing out on delicious treats like these cheese scones.

Made using gluten free flour from Doves Farm these are totally wheat and gluten free.

Just be sure to use gluten free baking powder and you’ll be tucking into these lovely fluffy scones in no time.

Best Gluten Free Cheese Scone Recipe

It’s a really simple flavoursome family recipe and so easy to make, I sometimes bake these for breakfast as they really don’t take long to make.

And cheese scones just go so perfectly with a cup of coffee.

They taste best still warm from the oven, smothered with butter so it melts into them.

If you’re eating them for lunch then they’re lovely with nice cheese and a tangy chutney or dipped into a bowl of warming soup.

Ingredients for Gluten Free Cheese Scones

ingredients for gluten free cheese scone gathered on a wooden chopping board - white bowl with purple rim filled with gluten free flour, white bowl with block of butter in, blue and white bowl with baking powder in, small blue saucer with mustard powder on it, small blue saucer with salt and pepper on it, small wooden bowl filled with grated cheddar cheese, small plastic cup filled with milk

200g Gluten Free Plain Flour (I use Doves Farm)

2 tsp Baking Powder (choose a gluten free variety)

Pinch Salt

Pinch Black Pepper

1/2tsp – 1 tsp of Mustard Powder (depending on how mustard-y you like them)

50g Butter (at room temperature)

100g Grated Cheddar Cheese

100ml Milk (plus a little extra for brushing the tops of the scones before baking)

How to Make Gluten Free Cheese Scones

gluten free cheese scones fresh from the oven cooling on a wire baking rack above a wooden chopping board

Preheat the oven to 200C

Lightly grease a baking tray with butter

Tip the flour, baking powder, salt, pepper and mustard powder into a mixing bowl and mix together.

green joseph joseph mixing bowl with pile of Doves Farm gluten free flour, small saucer of mustard powder being tipped into the flour.

Tip the butter into the flour mixture.

bright green jospeh joseph mixing bowl with pile of gluten free flour, mustard powder in the bottom - small pat of butter at room temperature has just been tipped onto the flour

Rub the butter into the flour with your finger tips until the texture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

bright green jospeh joseph mixing bowl with soft butter being rubbed into the gluten free flour to make a breadcrumb like texture. Small wooden bowl of grated cheese by the side of the mixing bowl

Tip the grated Cheddar cheese into the scone mixture.

small wooden bowl of grated cheddar cheese being tipped into a joseph joseph mixing bowl filled with butter and flour mixture

Stir the grated Cheddar cheese through the scone mixture using a knife – this just stops the mixture clumping together and gets a good even spread of cheese.

grated cheddar cheese being stirred into gluten free scone mixture in a bright green joseph joseph mixing bowl

Pour the milk into the centre of the scone mixture.

milk being poured into gluten free cheese scone mixture in a bright green joseph joseph mixing bowl

Stir the scone mixture with a knife and bring it all together.

milk and grated cheddar cheese mixed into gluten free scone mixture with a knife in a bright green joseph joseph mixing bowl

Continue to stir the mixture briskly until you start to get a stiff dough.

gluten free scone mixture being mixed into a stiff dough ready to shape into scones

Use your hands to bring the scone dough together into a ball.

gluten free cheese scone dough in a green joseph joseph mixing bowl ready to cut and shape into scones

Tip the dough onto a floured plate or board and cut it into eight equal pieces.

gluten free cheese scone dough cut into 8 equal pieces on a white floury plate

Shape each little pile of dough into a scone shape using your hand and the edge of a knife.

gluten free cheese scone dough being moulded into scone shapes with a knife on a floured plate

Place the scones onto the greased baking tray – well spaced as they will rise a little when baking.

gluten free cheese scones on a greased baking sheet ready to be brushed with milk wash. Small blue cup of milk and wooden pastry brush to the side of the baking tray

Brush the tops of the scone lightly with a little drop of milk.

gluten free cheese scones on a baking tray being brushed with milk using a wooden pastry brush

Bake the scones in the oven for around 10-15 minutes until turning golden brown on top.

gluten free cheese scones fresh from the oven all nice and browning on top - white enamel baking tray is on top of a wooden chopping board on a white table

Place the scone on a wire rack to cool slightly before eating.

Variations on Gluten Free Cheese Scones Recipe

Try using different types of cheese – oozy mozzarella or tangy blue cheese work well.

Add in a few extras like chopped ham or black olives

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Gluten Free Breakfast Ideas

Breakfast can often be the trickiest meal when following a gluten free diet.

We’ve ten delicious gluten free breakfasts from cereal sundae to oatcakes with smashed avocado to fill you up.

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Easy Gluten Free Cheese Scone Recipe

Gluten Free Cheese Scones

Soft, fluffy gluten free cheese scones - perfec smothered with butter and eaten warm

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

200g Gluten Free Plain Flour
2 tsp Baking Powder
Pinch Salt
Pinch Ground Black Pepper
1/2 tsp Mustard Powder
50g Butter
100g Cheddar Cheese Grated
100ml Milk

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200C
Lightly grease a baking tray with butter
Tip the flour, baking powder, salt, pepper and mustard powder into a bowl and mix together
Add the butter and rub it into the flour using finger tips until the texture resembles fine bread crumbs
Add the grated cheddar and stir though the mixture with a knife
Pour in the milk and stir through the mixture to form a stiff dough - bring the dough together at the end using your hands
Cut the dough into eight pieces and shape into scones using hand and edge of knife.
Place scones onto baking tray and cook in the oven for around 10 minutes or until turning golden brown on top.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 194Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 267mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 1gSugar: 0gProtein: 6g

Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.

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Disclosure – the Joseph Joseph nesting bowl set used whilst making this recipe was gifted for review in November 2017 – you can read the Joseph Joseph nesting bowl review here.

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