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Maple Bacon Cheddar Flax Scones
Savoury, melt-in-your mouth scones packed with ground flax, maple bacon, old cheddar, scallions and topped with sea salt and maple syrup.
Course
Breakfast
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
40
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
Author
I Sugar Coat It
Ingredients
199
g
unbleached all-purpose flour
2 cups
26
g
ground flax seeds
¼ cup
7
g
baking powder
2tsps
12
g
brown sugar
1tbsp
2.5
g
salt
½ tsp
4
green onions - stalks and bulbs
scallions, chopped
170
g
grated sharp cheddar - mix of white and orange
1 ½ cups
5
strips of maple bacon
crisped and crumbled
80
g
unsalted butter
⅓ cup, cold and cubed
150
g
buttermilk
⅔ cup
coarse sea salt
optional topping
pure maple syrup
optional topping
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line a cookie sheet with a silpat mat.
Fry bacon until crisp and let cool on paper towel.
Chop the green onions, grate the cheddar and set aside.
In a large bowl, sift together flour, flax, baking powder and salt. Use a hand whisk to add in the sugar.
Brake the bacon into pieces and add to the flour mixture along with the
green onions and cheese. Fold into flour mixture.
Cut the butter into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter or a fork.
Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the buttermilk. Use a spatula to combine.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured counter and mold into a round disk.
Use a sharp knife to cut the dough into eight wedges.
Transfer to the silpat lined cookie sheet and bake on the middle rack for 30 minutes, or until the edges and tops appear light brown.
Remove from the oven, place sheet on a wire rack and drizzle with maple syrup, then sprinkle tops of scones with a little sea salt.
Enjoy while warm!