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Cheese and Bacon Spent Grain Scones

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 16, 2012
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Making home brew? Save some of the spent grains for these savory scones! Delicious!

Cheese and Bacon Spent Grain Scones

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 45 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup spent barley grain*
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
  • 6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 6 pieces
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (3 oz)
  • 3 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled (about 3 tablespoons)
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 425°F. Grease cookie sheet with shortening or cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, mix flour, spent grain, sugar, baking powder, salt and pepper. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in milk, egg, cheese and bacon.
  • Step 
    3
    Place dough on lightly floured work surface. Knead lightly 10 times. On cookie sheet, roll or pat dough into 8-inch round. Cut into 8 wedges, but do not separate wedges.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; carefully separate wedges. Serve warm.

Nutrition

270 Calories
16g Total Fat
9g Protein
24g Total Carbohydrate
3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Scone
Calories
270
Calories from Fat
140
Total Fat
16g
24%
Saturated Fat
9g
43%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
60mg
20%
Sodium
490mg
21%
Potassium
170mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
24g
8%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
3g
Protein
9g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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