Sage, Bacon And Cheddar Scones

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh sage leaves
• 10 tablespoons unsalted cold butter, cut into pieces
• 5 tablespoons chopped or crumbled crisply cooked bacon
• 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese, old or sharp
• 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup buttermilk, well shaken
• cream or evaporated milk, to brush tops

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 f and grease or line with parchment a large baking sheet.
• 2 into a large bowl sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt.
• 3 cut in butter until it resembles meal.
• 4 stir in sage, bacon and cheddar until well distributed.
• 5 blend eggs with 2/3 cup buttermilk and stir into the dry ingredients with enough of the remaining buttermilk (and a few extra tbsp of buttermilk if needed) until the mixture just forms a dough (it will be just slightly sticky).
• 6 gather into a ball and knead very gently about 3 or 4 times (i do this right in the bowl).
• 7 divide dough into 3 approximately equal parts.
• 8 pat each part of dough into a thick circle about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inch thick on a lightly floured surface.
• 9 with a sharp knife cut into 6 to 8 wedges.
• 10 place scones about 1 inch apart on prepared pan.
• 11 brush tops with a little cream or evaporated milk, this helps with browning and can be omitted if desired.
• 12 bake for about 10 to 12 minutes or until done and golden.