Marvelous Mozzarella & Sun-Dried Tomato Scones

I made these delicious scones last Sunday. The occasion was just a get-together with some friends, and I wanted to make something savory after having eaten sweets all weekend. I had already been eyeing some recipes for savory scones for a while, so this was the perfect occasion to them out. I mixed together some recipes to make it match what I had in my cupboard, and it worked like a charm.

Ingredients: 
(I have converted the amounts from "cups", sorry for the strange numbers)

• 470 g flour, 
• 6-8 sun dried tomatoes 
• 60 g grated mozzarella (I found some with garlic and oregano)
• 2 ts baking soda
• 60 g butter (room temperature)
• 270 ml milk
• Red pepper flakes (optional)
• Dried oregano or other herbs
• A few leaves of fresh parsley (optional)
• 1/2 ts salt

Directions:

1. Before beginning the whole project, you will have to "prepare" the tomatoes. This will take you about 20 minutes, so keep this in mind if you don't have that much time.
2. Dry off the oil from tomatoes, put them in a pan and just cover with water. Let them simmer for about 20 minutes. Let cool.
3. Preheat oven to 200 C.
4. Add all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl (flour, salt, baking soda) and mix them together.
5. Cut the room tempered butter into cubes and add them to the mix of dry ingredients. Use your fingers to rub the butter into the mix.
6. Add the cheese, and the herbs, mix together. The dough should now resemble bread crumbs.
7. Make "a well" in the middle of the dough and slowly add the milk, stirring as you go.
8. Cut up the tomatoes (I just used a pair of scissors) and add them.
9. When this is all done, use your wooden spoon and a regular spoon to make nice portions and put them on a baking tray (covered with baking paper).
10. Cook them for about 10-12 minutes until they are light brown, and let cool on a rack.

Bon Appétit!