Bacon Cheddar Scones

Name: Bacon Cheddar Scones
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 1/4 c. pastry flour; 1 tbsp. baking powder; 3/4 tsp. Sea salt; 3/4 c. butter, diced into 1/4" pieces; 1 c. shredded aged Cheddar; 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled; 3 green onions, diced; 2 extra-large eggs; 1/2 c. plus 2 tbsp. heavy cream

By Zingermans Camp BaconPublished: Jun 21, 2017

Vineet Sawant

Yields:

Prep Time:

45 mins

Total Time:

1 hr

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Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Step 2In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add diced butter.
3. Step 3Working quickly, cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender. Cut until the mixture looks like coarse cornmeal with pea-sized pieces of butter in it.
4. Step 4Rub mixture together with your hands to encapsulate the flour with the butter. Rub until the mixture looks less floury—it'll help the tenderness of the scones.
5. Step 5Add cheddar, bacon, and green onions; briefly mix into the butter-flour mixture. Make a well in the center.
6. Step 6In a separate container, add eggs and heavy cream and beat with a fork to combine. Pour into the dry ingredients and mix with a fork until everything's just moistened. Dough will look rough.
7. Step 7Gently knead the dough using a pastry scraper about six times. The dough will start to come together; keep kneading until there's no dry flour remaining.
8. Step 8Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Flour the top of the dough and divide into two equal-sized pieces. Gently shape each into a round ball.
9. Step 9Place balls of dough onto the floured surface and pat or roll each into disks that are about 1/2-inch thick and 7 inches in diameter. Cut each circle into 6 triangles. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
10. Step 10Brush the tops of the scones with an egg wash and bake for 14 to 16 minutes, or until the tops and bottoms are golden brown. Let cool before eating.