Best Cheese Scones with Bacon and Rosemary easy to follow recipe

a delicious recipe for Bacon,rosemary and cheddar cheese scones with step by step easy to follow instructions, simple and really tasty results everytime

Ingredients
8oz (225g) self raising flour
2oz butter (50g)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 whole egg
1/4 pint of milk (150mls)
2 rashers of precooked bacon chopped
1 tsp mustard
1/4 teaspoon Black pepper
1 level teaspoon roughly chopped Rosemary
2oz (60g) grated cheddar cheese (a bit more if you want them extra cheesey on the top)

Place the flour in a mixing bowl add the salt and pepper. Rub in the butter using your fingers until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Add the grated cheese reserving about 20g
Add the bacon pieces and stir the mixture
Add the mustard, egg and rosemary and using a knife slowly add the milk with a cutting motion until you have a soft dough.
Gently Roll out or lightly press the dough on a floured surface and cut into around 8 portions using a pastry cutter or knife (the less you handle the dough the lighter the finished scone will be)
Place on a greased baking tray and sprinkle with the remaining cheese
Cook in a hot oven at 200 degrees Celsius for about 20-25 mins until golden brown
Remove and cool on a wire rack