Bacon Cheddar Chive Scones
The perfect savory bacon cheddar chive scone 😋
Ingredients
- 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp fresh ground pepper
- 1 TBSP baking powder
- 4 TBSP cold butter, cut into small-ish cubes or coarsely grated
- 1 TBSP bacon grease, cooled
- ½ lb bacon, sliced thinly, fried and cooled
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, cut into small-ish cubes or coarsely grated
- ½ cup fresh chives, snipped
- ¾ cup cream, plus extra to make the dough cohesive
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and lightly grease a baking sheet or line it with parchment.
- Whisk together the flour, salt, pepper and baking powder.
- Work the butter into the flour until the mixture is unevenly crumbly with some of the butter remaining in larger pieces.
- Mix in the bacon, cheese, chives, and bacon grease, until evenly distributed.
- Add 3/4 cup of the cream, stirring to combine. Squeeze the dough together; if it's crumbly and won't hang together, or if there are crumbs remaining in the bottom of the bowl, add cream until the dough comes together. Form the dough into a smooth 7" disk about 3/4" thick
- Transfer the disk to the prepared baking sheet.
- Use a knife, cut the disk into 8 wedges, spreading the wedges apart a bit on the pan.
- Brush the scones with a bit of cream and/or bacon grease.
- Bake the scones in the middle of the oven for 22 minutes, until they're golden brown.
- Remove them from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
- Serve warm with butter, enjoy and cheers ❤️.
Notes
- Refrigerate any leftover scones for several days and reheat before serving.