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Whether you're holding a Jubilee party or simply hosting friends and family, these easy and delicious recipes are sure to be popular

- JENNY WHITE

JUBILEE SPECIAL

TIP YOU CAN USE OTHER CHEESES IF YOU PREFER; WENSLEYDALE AND CHEDDAR ARE ALSO DELICIOUS.

Lancashire cheese and chive scone wedges

MAKES 16

Celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with this fun scone crown

PREP TIME: 15 MINS COOK TIME: 0 MINS SKILL LEVEL: EASY CALS: 90 FAT: 5G SAT FAT: 1G CARBS: 8G

YOU WILL NEED

450g self-raising flour

1tsp fine sea salt

1tsp English mustard powder

Pinch cayenne pepper (optional)

150g unsalted butter, diced

200g Lancashire cheese, grated

3tbsp snipped fresh chives

150ml milk

1 medium egg, beaten

Tomato chutney, to serve (optional)

HOW TO DO IT

1 Heat the oven to 220C/Gas 7. Sift the flour, salt, mustard powder and cayenne pepper into a bowl. Add the butter and rub into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

2 Set aside a handful of the cheese and 1tbsp of the chives, then stir the rest into the breadcrumb mixture. Mix the milk with 100ml warm water. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the milk and water. Mix together to form a soft dough, then tip out onto a floured surface. Divide into two balls.

3 Roll out both balls into circles that are 2cm thick. Cut each into 8 triangles. Use your knife to flatten the shortest, rounded edge of the scones. Transfer to a lined baking tray. Brush the tops with beaten egg, then scatter over the remaining cheese and chives. Bake for 15-20 mins.