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Twice-Peppered Bacon and Buttermilk Scones with Gouda

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Twice-Peppered Bacon and Buttermilk Scones with Gouda
  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Servings 8
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Gold Medal® Flour Recipe Contest 2010!
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 1, 2010

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
  • 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter or regular butter, cut into small pieces
  • 6 oz Gouda cheese, shredded (1 1/2 cups)
  • 1/4 cup cooked real bacon pieces
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg
Make With
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 425°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray, or grease with shortening. In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, black pepper, salt and red pepper. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through mixture in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in cheese, bacon and shallot.
  • 2
    In small bowl, beat buttermilk and egg with fork or whisk. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the buttermilk mixture. Stir remaining buttermilk mixture into crumb mixture; mix with floured hands until dough forms a ball. For tender scones, handle dough as little as possible.
  • 3
    Place dough on lightly floured surface. Pat dough into 8-inch round; cut into 8 wedges. Place wedges 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Brush with reserved buttermilk mixture.
  • 4
    Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    For easier cleanup, line the cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. Look for it in either the baking area or storage-wrap aisle of your grocery store.
  • tip 2
    If you don’t have time to cook the bacon, shop for precooked bacon, which is available in slices in the meat section of your grocery store or as bits or pieces near the salad topping ingredients.

Nutrition

390 Calories, 20g Total Fat, 13g Protein, 39g Total Carbohydrate, 2g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Scone
Calories
390
Calories from Fat
180
Total Fat
20g
31%
Saturated Fat
12g
60%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
85mg
29%
Sodium
750mg
31%
Potassium
180mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
39g
13%
Dietary Fiber
1g
7%
Sugars
2g
Protein
13g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
30%
30%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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