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There is a secret to making the perfect scone and Dulcie May Booker has it.
She is 96 and has certainly made enough of them.
In fact she has lots of little secrets and at long last a few of
them have been written down.
Dulcie's granddaughter Natalie Oldfield has been through her Gran's
faded old recipe books and picked out all the family
favourites.
The end result is a tribute to her Gran and to all the kitchen secrets of a bygone age.
Sofia Wenborn with Natalie, her Gran Dulcie May and those prize winning scones.
Dulcie's Party Cheese Scones
TOPPING
2 tbsp butter, melted
3 tbsp cheese, finely grated
Pinch dry mustard
Pinch cayenne pepper
1 egg
SCONE
2 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
50g butter
1/2 cup cheese, grated
3/4 cup milk
For the topping: Combine melted butter, mustard, cayenne pepper and cheese. Beat egg and add to cheese mixture. Set aside while preparing scones.
For the scones: Sift flour and baking powder, cut in butter to resemble breadcrumbs. Add cheese. Stir in enough milk to make stiff dough. Place dough on floured surface and gently press out into a slab about 3 cm thick. Spoon topping mixture over the dough, and cut into 18 small rounds. Bake at 430 degrees farenheit (220 C) for 12 minutes.
The book Gran's Kitchen by Dulcie May Booker will be released on March 20, but in the meantime you can order it through dulciemaykitchen.com
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