These were absolutely delicious. Only thing I'd do differently is not put as much flour in the dough because it was too sticky. Definitely add a bit more flour but not too much, or they won't be extremely light and flakey. Trial and error is the name of the game when you're cooking, so don't fret they will still be flakey, savory and out of this world delicious, just won't rise like you'd like. Learn this lesson now, from me and then yours will be far more airy and fluffy than mine!
I made these so my husband could take something to work, or to have a quick breakfast in the morning since he works twelve hours a day, and gets up at 4:30am. So, this was brain stormed, a delicious scone and he could quickly make eggs to go with if he wanted to! Perfect. This recipe is an adaptation from Ambrosia Baking but I obviously made it my own, just use her's as a baseline for the dough. Lets get started -- the chives, garlic, and 4 cheese blend were a great addition to this recipe, very happy I decided to add them!
Ingredients:
Makes about 2 dozen scones.
- 4 Thick Slices of Bacon
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour (you will need a bit more when kneeing the dough if too sticky)
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1 cup Shredded 4 Cheese Blend
- 2 tablespoons Fresh or Dried Chives
- 2 Garlic Cloves chopped finely
- 1/4 teaspoons Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
- 1 stick Unsalted Cold Butter - cut into pieces
- 1 Large Egg
- 3/4 cup Buttermilk (you can easily make your own with whole milk & lemon juice)
Honey Butter:
- 1/3 cup Butter
- 1 teaspoon Brown Sugar (optional)
- Honey (I didn't measure this out)
In a frying pan, cook bacon until lightly crispy. Place on paper towels and dab extra grease away. Chop the bacon into fine pieces or use a food processor to cut it. Set aside.
In a food processor (If you have one, I didn't, I used a mixer and my hands. Gotta use what you got) combine the flour, salt, pepper, cheese, chives, garlic, and baking powder together to mix nicely. Once mixed, add the butter until small bread crumbs begin to form. Whisk together egg and buttermilk, then add to the dry ingredients. Pulse, hand mix, or use a hand mixer until the dough begins to form. It will be sticky and if it is, add just a bit more flour - not a lot as per my warning up top.
Place dough on a flat, floured surface and knee the bacon into the dough. Roll out dough until only about 1/2 inch thick. Take a round cutter and cut pieces out of the dough placing them on the waxed paper on a baking tray ready for the oven. Re-ball up the dough and roll out again to continue to cut more pieces out.
Bake until the scones are lightly brown - ** They may not get lightly brown depending on your oven and the type of flour you use, that is okay. Adjust cooking time as well. Mine only took less than 12 minutes to cook, but you can cook them for up to 14. Overcooking them, will obviously make them hard and not have a soft center. Watch these carefully!** Take out of the oven once they are done, and place them on a cooling rack and serve a little warm.
For the honey butter, you'll need to mix the butter, brown sugar and the amount of honey you deserve until well combined and almost a cream texture or however you desire. Brush on top of scones and you've got an awesome quick breakfast, finger food, or even just scones to add to your dinner! Enjoy.
