Cheddar and Bacon Scones
Cheddar and Bacon Scones

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, cheddar and bacon scones. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Cheddar and Bacon Scones is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Cheddar and Bacon Scones is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

We usually think of scones as sweet, not savory. But these rich, tender scones are packed with chunks of cheddar cheese and diced bacon, and accented with fresh chives. Scones and biscuits are made with many of the same ingredients and have similar preparation methods. I usually associate scones with a dainty afternoon tea party.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook cheddar and bacon scones using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Cheddar and Bacon Scones:
  1. Get 2 1/2 cups flour
  2. Get 1 Tbsp Granulated Sugar
  3. Prepare 6 slices bacon chopped
  4. Make ready 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  5. Get 1/4 tsp baking soda
  6. Take 1 1/4 cup extra sharp cheddar cheese
  7. Get 8 Tbsp cold unsalted butter
  8. Take 1/2 cup heavy Cream
  9. Take 1 egg
  10. Make ready 1/4 cup chopped green onions
  11. Take Egg wash - one egg beaten with a touch of water

They're also great for school lunch boxes! Use frozen butter to make these scones exceptionally flaky. Individually wrapped sticks of butter store well in the freezer and grate easily. Bacon and Cheddar Scones totally personified Sunday morning this week.

Steps to make Cheddar and Bacon Scones:
  1. Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crispy, use a slotted spoon to remove the bacon on to a plate and allow to cool completely. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, black pepper and salt, mix just to combine. Add the cold butter and one cup of the cheddar and mix it just until the butter has broken up a bit and is distributed evenly throughout the dry ingredients.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, cream, add it to the dry mixture and mix until the dough comes together. Stir in the cooked and crispy bacon along with the green onions and make sure they are both evenly distributed.
  4. Dump it onto a floured board and shape into a circle or a rectangle that’s about 3/4 inch thick. Cut the scones into desired shape and place them on the parchment paper lined baking sheet and brush the tops with the egg wash and remaining cheddar. Bake for 17 to 18 minutes or until golden brown, let them cool completely.

Individually wrapped sticks of butter store well in the freezer and grate easily. Bacon and Cheddar Scones totally personified Sunday morning this week. Savory, crunchy, just a little bit sinful and indulgent - they are perfect for sharing with family and friends on a lazy weekend day. Cut the scones into desired shape and place them on the parchment paper lined baking sheet and brush the tops with the egg wash and remaining cheddar. These scones also freeze beautifully (fully-baked).

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