Bacon, Cheese and Chive Scones

The buttermilk comes in 600ml packs. Much more than I need for the raisin scones. So what can I do with the remaining buttermilk? Well, I can freeze it. Or I can make more scones! :) So I decided to tweak the recipe and make a savoury scone. Never tried a savoury scone before and thought that this is as good a time as any! The result? It's delicious! Try it for yourself! :)



Bacon, Cheese and Chive Scones

Ingredients:

• 2C self raising flour
• 1T baking powder
• 300ml buttermilk
• 1t castor sugar
• 1Tof salt
• 80g cold butter, diced
• 400g of diced bacon, cooked
• 1 bunch of choves, finely chopped (about 3/4 C)
• 100g of shredded cheddar cheese
  
• a handful of plain flour

Method:

1. Pre-heat oven at 200C.
2. Sift the self raising flour well. Add in the sugar, baking powder and salt and mix well.
3. Add in butter to the flour mixture. Rub flour mixture and butter till the texture becomes "breadcrumb"-ly.
4. Add in the bacon, chives and cheese, and mix well.
   
5. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and pour in the milk. Mix well. The dough will be very gooey/sticky at this point. Do NOT add more flour as it's meant to stay gooey/sticky!
   
6. Place the dough on a slightly floured surface. Pat it into shape (note: do NOT knead) and use a floured roller to flatten the dough.
   
7. If you have a scone cutter, use that to cut the dough into scones (do NOT twist the cutter). If you don't have a cutter like me, just oil a knife and cut the dough into pieces. I got 8 pieces out of my dough.
8. Place the dough on a piece of baking sheet close together, sprinkle the top lightly with flour and bake for about 25mins. To check, there'll be a slightly hollow sound when you tap on the top of the scone when it is done.
9. Serve with some scrambled eggs and sausage! Yummy while hot!! :)