Cheese And Bacon Scones

🧂 Ingredients

• 300 g bacon pieces
• 450 g (3 cups) plain flour
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 80 g (1 cup) grated cheese

  cheddar or tasty
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
• pinch salt
• 75 g butter
• 315 g (1 ¼ cups) milk
• extra milk

  for brushing
• extra grated cheese

  for sprinkling

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius (fan-forced). Lightly flour a 20cm square
  cake tin and set aside.
• 2 Place the bacon pieces into a frying pan over medium high heat. Cook until very
  crispy. Set aside on a paper towel lined plate.
• 3 Sift the plain flour and baking powder into a large bowl.
  
  If using a Thermomix: Place the plain flour and baking powder into the Thermomix
  bowl - mix for 5 seconds, Speed 8.
• 4 Add the grated cheese, cayenne pepper and salt and mix to combine.
  
  Add the butter and rub it through with your fingers until the mixture resembles
  breadcrumbs.
  
  If using a Thermomix: Add the butter, grated cheese, cayenne pepper and salt and
  mix for 8 seconds, Speed 6.
• 5 Pour in the milk, add the crunchy bacon pieces and use a knife to fold through
  until only just combined (the mixture will be very sticky).
  
  If using a Thermomix: Pour in the milk and add the bacon pieces and knead for 20
  seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix for a further 5 seconds.
• 6 Place the dough onto a lightly floured board.
  
  With lightly floured fingers, press the mixture down to a thickness of 3cm (do
  not over-work the dough).
• 7 Using a 6cm scone cutter, cut rounds from the middle working outwards and place
  into the lightly floured cake tin (make sure that your scones are gently
  pressing up against one another as it will help them to rise).
• 8 Gently move the remaining dough together and cut out extra scones.
• 9 When you've used all of the dough, brush the tops of the scones with the extra
  milk.
  
  Sprinkle with a little extra grated cheese (optional).
  
  Place into the oven for 12-15 minutes.
• 10 The scones will be ready when they're golden and crunchy on top. Serve warm with
  butter.

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