225g/8oz plain flour
½ tsp salt
½ tsp cayenne
115g/4oz butter, diced
115g/4oz Cheddar, grated (I used a mixture of 3 oz Cheddar plus 1 oz Parmesan)
2 tbsp snipped chives
1 large egg
what to do:
Preheat oven to 200°C/400 F gas mark 6
Line two baking trays with non-stick baking parchment. Sift the flour, salt and cayenne into a bowl and tip into a food processor along with the butter. Whizz into fine crumbs. Or if you don't have one - like me, use the 'scone pinch' technique
Tip the mixture back into the bowl and stir in the cheese and chives. Stir in the egg and 2tbsp cold water. As soon as the mixture starts to come together, turn it out onto a floured board and lightly knead until smooth. With a rolling pin, roll out the dough to a 75mm thickness. Using an 80mm fluted cutter, cut the dough into biscuits. Then re-roll the remaining dough and repeat until all of it is used. Bake in the oven for 15-20 mins or until golden.
Place on a rack to cool.
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