With my little guy so poorly at the moment, I wanted to make something that would not only cheer him up but that he might also be persuaded to eat! Plus it is Valentines Day this week so what better excuse to make heart shaped cheese scones :)
Ingredients
275g self-raising wholemeal flour
Pinch of salt
75g butter
200g natural yoghurt
50g strong cheese*, grated
2/3 spring onions, chopped finely
Method
Put the flour and salt in a mixing bowl, and rub in the butter until it becomes like breadcrumbs. Stir in the yoghurt, grated cheese and spring onions.
Use your hands to bring the mixture together into a dough - add a little milk at this point if it is too dry (I needed to). Tip onto a flour surface and press down with your hands, no need to use a rolling pin as you want them quite thick.
Use a cutter to press out your shapes and place on a baking sheet. Brush with egg and bake at 180 for 15-20 minutes.
Serve cut in half while still warm and spread with butter.
*I used cheddar cheese but next time would probably use half cheddar and half Parmesan for a stronger flavour.
This is an easy cute gift for little ones to give to the friends they *love*.
Gather up all the broken / old crayons...any colours will do although the more red there are, the more like love hearts they will be. Put the pieces in a food bag and smash with a rolling pin until all the large pieces are broken up, and you are left with crumb-like crayons (this is the fun part!)
Divide the "crumbs" between the hearts in a silicon mould like this one. Bake at 150 degrees for 15 mins...open the windows when you do this, as the smell is quite strong!
Allow to cool slightly, then turn out of the mould to cool further.
Present in a cellophane bag and tie up with some red ribbon and cute tag for a lovely homemade Valentine :)
