4 Ingredient Cheese Scones are a wonderfully simple way to make fresh, fluffy cheese scones with just a handful of everyday ingredients. Using cheese, self-raising flour, cream, and soda water, they come together quickly with very little effort.

Perfect for morning tea, lunchboxes, or serving alongside soup, these scones have a soft texture and delicious cheesy flavour. They’re an easy recipe to keep on hand whenever you need something homemade in a hurry.

Need a quick savoury bake?

I am always on the lookout for new savoury recipes to share, but many of them can be quite fiddly and time-consuming, and I don’t know about you, but life feels busy enough already! So I thought I would share one of the simplest recipes I make. With just four ingredients and very little preparation, these cheese scones are perfect for whipping up when you need something quick, easy, and delicious.

What cheese works best in cheese scones?

I love a cheese scone, but it must have the magic ingredient, and that is cheese! So many times I buy a cheese scone only to be disappointed in the cheese to scone ratio. So therefore you are going to need a lot of cheese to make that happen.

Ideally you want a strong cheese, an aged cheddar would be perfect. This helps to enhance the flavour of the scone. I use a variety here called “Tasty cheese”, but really any hard strong cheese will be lovely.

Can I add extra flavours to these cheese scones?

This recipe today is the bare basics version, which is one of the reasons I love it so much. It creates a lovely light cheese scone with only a handful of ingredients, but it is also incredibly easy to adapt to suit your own tastes. You can add a little salt and pepper, a pinch of cayenne pepper or paprika for extra flavour, or mix through some fresh parsley or crispy bacon bits. It is a great base recipe to experiment with and make your own.

Why soda water makes these scones so light

Many of you will already know of my original Easy 3 Ingredient Scones. A simple, delicious recipe consisting of self raising flour, cream and lemonade (also known as Sprite). The savoury version is simply swapping the Sprite for soda water. The end result of this swap is super light and delicious scones! 

What you need to make cheese scones

You may already have everything you need to make these cheese scones in your kitchen. With just four simple ingredients, they come together quickly and produce wonderfully light, cheesy scones every time. Ingredients you need are:

• Self-Raising Flour
• Cream
• Soda Water
• Cheese

Watch how to make 4 Ingredient Cheese Scones

How to make 4 Ingredient Cheese Scones

Many people have trouble making traditional scones, me included. So I love this version, there are only a couple of steps and the process is really easy. Much like making scones you will want to use light hands and handle the dough as little as possible. 

Once I have combined the ingredients gently into a ball I place this on a floured bench top and gently bring it together lightly. Then using just my hands I gently press this into a square shape, lining up the sides into straight edges and then pressing down, repeating until I get a square, there is no need for a rolling pin. 

Continue the shaping and pressing down until the dough is approximately 2.5 cm thick. You can cut the scones with a round cookie cutter or do as I have done and create even squares. 

I like to glaze my savoury scones with a little milk and if you like you can top with a little additional cheese for more cheesy goodness.

You want to bake the scones until they are lightly golden brown and when you tap them they sound hollow. You may find this can take up to 20 minutes for thicker scones like I have made today. 

More scone recipes to try

Scones have always been a favourite in our house, and over the years I’ve shared a few different variations on my website. If you’re looking for more baking inspiration, be sure to browse some of my other scone recipes and find a new favourite to try:

• Original 3 Ingredient Scones
• Raspberry Lemonade Scones
• Easy Hot Cross Scones
• Glazed Cinnamon Pinwheel Scones
• Pumpkin & Cheese Scones

4 Ingredient Cheese Scone Recipe

How easy is that! I really hope you love these 4 Ingredient Cheese Scones as much as we do. They are light, cheesy, and wonderfully easy to make, making them perfect for morning tea, lunchboxes, or alongside a bowl of soup. This is one recipe I come back to time and time again.

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Happy baking,
Anna x