Bacon Cheddar Date Scones

This post took a while coming.  I made these when I was back home for Thanksgiving to serve for breakfast one morning.  I love scones and have made sweet and fruity ones many times before but this was my first time making a savory scone.  I was reluctant to believe they would be as good as the fruity ones but they were delicious!

I love all the different goodies in these.  The dates add a sweet component.  The bacon a crunchy, chewy, salt component.  The cheddar and blue cheese add the cheesy deliciousness that pull the whole thing together.  They are perfect for breakfast along side an egg or just with a cup of coffee.  It's like someone built the breakfast into the sandwich!   

Thanksgiving with the family is always a ton of fun.  My aunt, uncle, and cousin stop by and half the neighborhood comes over and we all eat enough food for an army.  My mom was busy making the dinner for everyone which takes a ton of time.  The woman made at least 4 kinds of pie for heaven's sake!!  So I thought I would lend a hand and make some breakfast so that she could rest that morning with a cup of coffee instead of a to-do list. :)

These smelled delicious while they were baking and even my nephew couldn't resist.  So here is a picture of said nephew who is perhaps the naughtiest puppy there ever was... but he's so stinking cute it makes up for it! :)

Breakfast Scone Recipe

Ingredients

yields 8 large scones

2 cups flour

1 T. baking powder

1/4 t. salt

8 oz bacon, cooked, drained, and roughly chopped
1/3 cup dates, chopped
1 1/2 cups cheddar, shredded
1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles
4 T. butter

2 T. shortening

3/4 cup cream

1 egg

Directions

1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2) Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, bacon, cheeses, and dates in a large mixing bowl and mix until combined.  

3) Cut in the butter and shortening using a pastry cutter or two forks.  Add the cream and egg until just combined.  The dough should be lumpy.

4) Flour a work surface and place the dough on the surface.  Gently form it into a round disk about 3/4 an inch thick.  Slice the dough into 8 even slices like a pizza (see picture above) and place on a baking sheet.  Bake at 375 for 15 minutes.  Want smaller scones?  Use a small round cookie-cutter and cut out smaller pieces.

Looking for sweet scones instead?  Try my Pumpkin Scones.

Pumpkin Pie Spice Scones