Cheddar & Chives Scones
These savory scones are packed with chunks of cheddar cheese and accented with fresh chives.
Equipment
- Pastry Cutter* for cutting the butter
Ingredients
- 2 Cups All Purpose Flour*
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 1 Tbsp Baking Powder*
- 2 Tsp Sugar
- 4 Tbsp Cold Butter
- 1 Cup Cheddar Cheese (grated)
- 1/3 Cup Chives
- 3/4 Cup Heavy Cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- Whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and sugar.
- Cut cold butter into the flour until the mixture is unevenly crumbly with some of the butter remaining in larger pieces.
- Mix in cheddar and chives until evenly distributed.
- Add 3/4 cup of the cream and stir to combine until the dough comes together.
- Transfer the dough to a well floured surface.
- Pat the dough into a smooth 7" disk with about 3/4" thickness. Use a knife to cut the disk into 8 wedges.
- Brush the scones with a bit of cream and move them to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake the scones for 22-24 min, until they are golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and cool on the pan.
- Serve warm or at room temperature!
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Notes
TIPS :
- Butter should be cold: If you are using vegan/plant-based butter, you will have to work quicker as vegan butter usually melts quickly. Chill the chopped up butter in the refrigerator, right until you actually start to blend them into the flour. Melted butter would not yield the same flavor or texture as chilled butter
- Cutting butter into flour: Check out our Mini Blueberry Galette recipe. This will give you instructions on how to cut butter into flour the right way
- Pressing the dough into a thick disc: When you press the dough to shape it into a disc, you should never use your palm as your palms are usually warmer and could cause the butter to melt too soon. So use your fingertips and move quickly.
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