Cheddar and Bacon Buttermilk Scones
photo by PaulaG
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 6 ounces self-raising flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1 ounce butter
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons fresh chives, chopped
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 4 ounces smoked bacon
- 4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons milk
directions
- Preheat oven to 220°C.
- Grill the bacon until starting to crisp. Cool and chop into small dice.
- Sift the flour into a mixing bowl along with the mustard powder, baking powder and cayenne.
- Using your hands rub the butter into the mixture until it's fully blended and it looks like fine breadcrumbs.
- Stir in the bacon, 3 /4 of the cheddar and chives.
- Mix the beaten egg with the buttermilk. Stir into the flour mixture until it's formed a smooth dough, but go lightly, otherwise the scones will be very heavy.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to 1 inch thickness. Cut into 6 circles with a 2 1/2 inch cutter.
- Place scones on a greased baking sheet. Brush with milk and sprinkle over remaining cheddar.
- Bake for 15 - 20 minutes.
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Reviews
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These are magical scones...they just disappeared from the table. I doubled the recipe and made a few changes. I used 4 egg whites, turkey bacon, and fat free buttermilk. I also substituted Brummel & Brown spread instead of butter. I was lazier than Stormylee and just did drop style, worked out just fine. Will appear on my table again, thanks
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Delicious scones! I had to add a tablespoon or so of water in order to get a smooth dough - quess my egg wasn't big enough! Also, self-raising flour is not available here, so I used 6 oz. all-purpose (about 1,5 cups) + 2 ts baking powder (plus the additional 1/4 ts called for in the ingredient list) + 3/4 ts salt as per substitution instructions. If you have to substitute, too, be warned: it's too much salt, I think 1/4 to 1/2 would be enough! I didn't roll out the dough but just formed six 2-inch high rounds by hand - just being lazy! Even with all these modifications, the scones turned out great! Thank you so much for the recipe!
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These are magical scones...they just disappeared from the table. I doubled the recipe and made a few changes. I used 4 egg whites, turkey bacon, and fat free buttermilk. I also substituted Brummel & Brown spread instead of butter. I was lazier than Stormylee and just did drop style, worked out just fine. Will appear on my table again, thanks