Best cheese and bacon scones

Scones on baking tray with a knife and a butter on small white square dish. One scone served on a plate on right side.
Retro baking goodness. Here's a nice savoury twist on the classic scone using bacon pieces and dollops of mayo which gives these scones a lovely light texture.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Brunch, Snack
Servings 12 scones

Ingredients
 
 

  • 3 cups flour
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ cup diced bacon or ham
  • cups grated cheddar cheese
  • ½ tsp herb salt
  • 1 shallot finely sliced
  • 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • smoked paprika

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven to 190 °C.
  • Line a baking tray with baking paper.
  • Sift flour, baking powder and baking soda into a large bowl. Stir in bacon pieces, cheese, herb salt, sliced shallots and parsley.
  • In a separate bowl beat together the mayonnaise and milk.
  • Fold the liquid ingredients into the dry and gently mix until combined (add a little extra milk if needed). The mixture should be a stiff muffin consistency.
  • Use a large spoon to scoop out generous spoonfuls onto the lined tray – they should just be touching so when cooked they will link together.
  • Sprinkle with a little paprika and bake for 10-15 minutes until golden and risen (you can pull the middle one apart slightly to check it is cooked through).
  • Remove from the oven and cover with a clean tea towel.
  • Serve warm with butter.
Keyword popular recipes
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

2 Comments

  1. Trudy Slee on 28/11/2023 at 1:29 pm

    Absolutely the easiest and tastiest ever scones I’ve made ?. Definitely be baking these again thank you .??

  2. Charmaine on 21/06/2023 at 6:59 pm

    Omg, this recipe made me make my best ever cheese and bacon scones ?
    So tasty and great texture

Leave a Comment

Recipe Rating








This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.