Bacon Cheddar Scones

Ingredients

(2 cups) flour
(1 tbsp) sugar
(2 1/2 tsp) baking powder
(3/4 tsp) garlic powder
(1/2 tsp) salt
(1/4 tsp) black pepper
(3 tbsp) chives
(1 cup) cheddar cheese, small diced
(1/2 cup) cold butter, small diced
(2/3 cup) buttermilk
(1) egg
(8 strips) Cured Bacon

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Dice butter into small cubes and place in the freezer while preparing the next ingredients.

In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir in the chives and cheddar. Add the cold butter to the flour mixture and use a pastry cutter to mix in until the dough pinches together.

Mix the buttermilk and egg yolk (save the egg white). Pour into the flour mixture and gently.

Pour onto a floured counter and mix until it can be shaped into a circle. Cut into 8 slices about 1 inch thick.

Add a little buttermilk to the egg white and brush on top of the dough. Place individual slices on a baking sheet and bake for 22-25 minutes. Do not overbake.

by Katie Miraglia