Ingredients

For the cheese scones

60g Ampersand cultured butter, fridge cold
 
100g Comté "Flore du Jura" Cheese, grated - plus 20g extra for topping the scones
 
1 tsp Dijon mustard
 
250g self-raising flour, a little extra for dusting
1 tsp salt
120ml whole milk

For the toppings

3 tbsp DukesHill Dill and Mustard Sauce
 
400g DukesHill Sliced Oak Smoked Salmon
 
200g DukesHill Luxury Smoked Salmon Pâté
 
8 rashers DukesHill Traditionally Dry-Cured Smoked Streaky Bacon
 
50g Montagnolo Affine cheese
 
1 third of a cucumber, sliced into ribbons
Few fronds of fresh dill
Lemon zest
Cracked black pepper
Edible flowers - optional
A small bundle of chives

Mini Cheese Scones With Three Canapé Toppings

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Mini cheese scones made with Comté and Dijon mustard, served as elegant canapés with three toppings: smoked salmon with dill, smoked salmon pâté with lemon, and crispy bacon with blue cheese. Perfect for entertaining, offering a balance of fresh, creamy, and rich flavours.

Directions

  1. Step 1 Preheat the oven to 200c.

  1. Step 2 To make the cheese scones, place the flour and salt in a large bowl. Grate in the butter and rub it in with your fingertips until you have fine breadcrumbs. Add the mustard, grated cheese and very slowly trickle in the milk (you may not need all of it) and use a knife to fold the ingredients until it starts to come together. Tip the lot out onto a floured work surface and bring it together until it just forms a 2cm thick dough. Use a 4cm cutter to create the mini scones - careful not to twist it as you go otherwise you’ll have misshapen scones. Transfer them to a lined baking tray before brushing them lightly with milk and the remaining grated cheese. Bake them for approx 8 minutes until risen and golden. Allow them to completely cool on a wire rack.

  1. Step 3 Topping 1 - Dollop a teaspoon of Dill and Mustard sauce over half a scone and top with a rolled up slice of smoked salmon. Use a vegetable peeler to create a ribbon of cucumber, then roll it up and add to the smoked salmon. Finish with a few fronds of fresh dill.

  1. Step 4 Topping 2 - Spoon a neat quenelle of smoked salmon pâté onto half a scone. Grate over fresh lemon and add a crack of black pepper. Finish with an edible flower.

  1. Step 5 Topping 3 - Grill the rashers of smoked streaky bacon until very crisp and allow to cool. Add a wedge of Montagnolo Affine cheese to half a scone, top with shards of streaky bacon. Finally, finish with a light scattering of chives

  1. Step 6 Serve with the remaining Smoked Salmon Pâté and Crudités.