Bacon Cheese Scones are cheesy, buttery, and loaded with the perfect amount of salty bacon! Homemade scones are so much easier to make than you may think. You can have these on the table in just under 40 minutes!
1 1/4CupsHeavy Cream, Plus 2 Tablespoons for Brushing on the scones
1/2CupShredded Monterrey Jack Cheese
1/2CupCheddar Cheese
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cook bacon until crisp and crumble or chop into small pieces.
In a large bowl whisk or sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and garlic powder.
Using the tips of your fingers, a pastry blender, or fork mix the frozen grated butter into the flour mixture. Dough will be crumbly at this point.
With a fork, mix the cream into the flour/butter mixture and work just until dough comes together and forms some large clumps.
Add cheese and bacon. Using your hand mix bacon and cheese into dough by pressing the dough against the side of the bowl until everything comes together.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Pat dough into a large round.
Using a knife, cut dough in half, and pat each half into a 7 inch round by 3/4 inch thick.
Slice each round into 8 wedges.
Place wedges 1/2 inch apart on a baking sheet and lightly brush each wedge with the remaining heavy cream.
Bake for 20-23 minutes, until golden brown.
Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.
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Notes
NOTE: This recipe as written makes 18 scones, so you can easily cut it in half if you want less. Or, you can make the whole recipe and freeze half of the dough for up to 3 months. You can also make all 16 scones (baked) then freeze as many as you want once cooled in an air tight bag and then thaw when ready to eat.