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Written by Staff Reporter

Thursday, 30 September 2010

Eating on the run can mean that you are not making the best choices with regard to health. You are often in a local shop, a petrol station or around town and it’s hard to select something that is freshly made and keeps you full till your next meal. Most foods you find are highly processed and often laced with ingredients that are not positive for health.

Many foods that you find on the shelves are processed to increase shelf life, making them cheaper to produce and lasting longer. However that extra length for the product certainly does not add extra length to your life. The increased salt, sugar, vegetable oils, preservatives and additives have all been linked to increase rates of all the major diseases.

So one option is to make something yourself at home and bring it with you when you are out and about. Scones are a great snack if you fill them with goodness – I’m not talking about the sweet kind you have with butter and jam!!

Courgette and Cheese scones

1 courgette
1 cup (150g) Wholewheat flour, sieved (I used spelt)
1/2 coarsely grated vintage cheddar or blue cheese
1/4 cup (3 tbsp) finely chopped chives or parsley
1/2 cup (125mls) of buttermilk or milk of your choice with a dash of lemon
Ssea salt
1 teaspoon of baking powder

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Lightly flour an oven tray. Coarsely grate the zucchini, wrap in paper towel and squeeze out excess moisture.
Combine courgette, flour, cheddar or blue cheese, chives and salt in a large bowl. Gradually add the buttermilk and mix with your hands until a soft dough forms. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and pat into a 2cm-thick piece.
Use a 5 cm-round pastry cutter dipped in flour to cut out rounds from dough or simply turn a glass upside down and use that!
Knead remaining dough and continue cutting until you have 16 scones.
Place on tray and use a little leftover milk to cover each scone with a pastry brush.

Bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes until golden.
You can double this easily and make 16.

You can make these in a batch and either keep wrapped up in an airtight container or freeze them individually.

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