Cheddar Bacon Chive Scones or Biscuits

5 from 5 vote

Course Bread

Cuisine American

1 1/2 c all purpose flour
1/2 tbs baking powder
1/2 tsp kosher salt
3/4 tsp ground black pepper
4 tbs cold tub butter
3/4 c shredded cheddar cheese
3 green onions thinly sliced
6 slices bacon cooked and chopped or crumbled into small pieces
1/2 c buttermilk if you do not have buttermilk, use 1/2 c milk, 2 tbs vinegar and stir)

Preheat the oven to 400˚ F
In a mixer bowl add dry ingredients and butter (I used tub butter because I didn’t have stick butter) and incorporate using the paddle attachment (if you have a KitchenAid) or you can use a knife and fork or pastry cutter. Incorporate until it resembles a cornmeal consistency (if I had used stick butter it would be more clumpy, which is fine)
Add in diced green onions
Add cooked, diced bacon. I find it way easier to use kitchen shears when cutting bacon
Add buttermilk. I never have buttermilk on hand so I always make it. The conversion is 1c milk + 2 tbs vinegar. However, I halved that because I only needed 1/2c of buttermilk. *FYI when making your own the vinegar makes the milk kind of chunky, don’t worry!
Mix by hand until everything is moist. Do not over mix
Place on baking sheet (man I think I need to invest in some new ones!) and roll into a ball. Pat it down a bit and cut into triangles
Brush with egg wash (1 egg + 2tbs water) and bake for 17-20 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Keyword biscuit, scones

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