Cheese, Bacon & Chive Scones
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Recipe: #27577
August 17, 2017
Categories: Breads, Pork, Bacon, Dairy, Cheese, Cheddar, Budget-Friendly, Easy/Beginner Cooking, Quick Meals, Brunch, Christmas, Easter, Fall/Autumn, Ladies Luncheon, Potluck, Winter, Oven Bake, Make it from scratch, Quick Breads, Flour more
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Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (105.8 g)
- Calories 337
- Total Fat - 18.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 9.2 g
- Cholesterol - 73.8 mg
- Sodium - 704.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 27.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.9 g
- Sugars - 3.3 g
- Protein - 14.1 g
- Calcium - 254.2 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 °F
Step 2
Line a baking pan with parchment paper
Step 3
Make glaze by combining beaten egg with 1 tbsp milk. Set aside.
Step 4
In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and pepper
Step 5
Cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Step 6
Add the grated cheese, chopped cooked bacon and chives to the dry ingredients.
Step 7
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, add the milk, and stir gently with a wooden spoon, until mixture just forms a ball
Step 8
Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.
Step 9
Roll or pat dough 1 inch thick and using a floured 2 1/2 inch cutter, cut out rounds.
Step 10
Place on the prepared baking pan and brush with glaze.
Step 11
Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of grated cheddar cheese on the top of each scone (if desired).
Step 12
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until lightly browned on top and cheese has melted
Step 13
Cool on wire rack.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.