Cheddar and Bacon Scones
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* PLUS Cooking time: 6 minutes, Baking time: 22 minutes
These cheddar and bacon scones are a savoury twist on a breakfast favourite. They're also great for school lunch boxes!
Ingredients
-
6 oz
low sodium
bacon
, about 6 strips
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1 1/2 cups
all-purpose flour
-
1 tsp
baking powder
-
1/4 tsp
baking soda
-
1/2 tsp
salt
-
1/2 tsp
mustard powder
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1/3 cup
unsalted
butter
-
1/2 cup
grated old
cheddar
-
1/4 cup
chopped
green onion
-
2/3 cup
buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Chop 6 oz. of lowsodium bacon (about 6 strips). Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat for 6 to 8 min or until crisp. Use a slotted spoon to transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. Reserve.
- Combine 1½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp baking soda, ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp mustard powder in a bowl and stir with a fork until uniform.
- Use a grater to grate ? cup frozen unsalted butter into flour mixture, and add ½ cup grated old cheddar cheese, ¼ cup chopped green onion and reserved bacon.
- Measure out 2/3 cup well-shaken buttermilk and stir in enough buttermilk to make a shaggy dough (you may need just a little more or less).
- Turn dough out onto prepared baking sheet and pat into a round about 1-in. thick. Cut dough into 8 wedges and separate on baking sheet.
- Bake for 22 min or until scones are golden brown and cooked through.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 222,
- Protein
- 8 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 20 g,
- Fat
- 12 g,
- Fibre
- 1 g,
- Sodium
- 388 mg.
Tip:
Use frozen butter to make these scones exceptionally flaky. Individually wrapped sticks of butter store well in the freezer and grate easily.