Best Cheddar And Chive Scones Recipes

CHEDDAR AND CHIVE SCONES

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This lovely, easy recipe makes the perfect light and savory scones. They're great with butter or chutney.

Provided by TheBritishBaker

Categories Scones

Time 40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon dried chives
⅛ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut in small pieces
1 ¼ cups shredded aged Cheddar cheese, divided
½ cup whole milk
¼ cup sour cream
2 tablespoons whole milk

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
Sift flour, baking powder, chives, salt, and cayenne pepper together in a large bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or rubbing between your fingers until flour mixture resembles pea-sized lumps. Stir in 1 cup cheese. Whisk 1/2 cup milk and sour cream together in a measuring cup. Pour all at once into flour mixture, and stir gently until well blended. Avoid overworking the dough.
Pat dough into 2- to 3-inch balls, depending on what size you want, using floured hands. Place on the prepared baking sheet and flatten slightly, letting scones barely touch each other. Brush tops with remaining milk. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Let dough rest for about 10 minutes.
Bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool slightly; break scones apart before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 185.5 calories, Carbohydrate 15.3 g, Cholesterol 31.2 mg, Fat 11.2 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 6.1 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 284.6 mg, Sugar 0.7 g

BACON, CHEDDAR AND CHIVE SCONES

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A savory scone sent straight from the breakfast gods...

Provided by Lindsay V

Categories Breakfast

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 c all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
1 Tbsp baking powder
4 Tbsp cold butter, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 c cheddar cheese, freshly grated
12 slice bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/3 c chives, chopped
3/4 c cream, plus 2 tbsp (if needed)

Steps:

1. Pre-heat oven to 425. Lightly grease a baking pan or line it with parchment paper.
2. Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar in a large bowl.
3. Using your hands, incorporate the butter until mixture is unevenly crumbly. Some of your butter will remain in larger pieces, which is exactly what you're trying to achieve.
4. Mix in cheese, chives and bacon until evenly distributed.
5. Add ¾ cup of cream and work in with your hands. If the mixture sticks together and you have no remaining crumbs at the bottom of the bowl, do not add more cream. If crumbs remain, add more cream - 1 Tbsp at a time - until the mixture holds together.
6. Transfer the dough to a floured work surface.
7. Pat dough into a 7" disk and roll until it is about ¾" thick. Transfer the disk to your baking sheet.
8. Using a knife, cut into 8 wedges and spread apart slightly on the baking sheet.
9. Brush the tops of the scones with additional cream to help them brown while cooking.
10. Bake for 20 - 22 minutes until scones are golden brown.