Scones, a popular biscuit in the UK, can be sweet or savory and are easy to make at home. Originally flat and cooked on a griddle, they now rise thanks to baking powder or yeast. Cheddar scones can be made with butter or cream and topped with butter or garlic butter. They can be served as an appetizer, at lunch or dinner, or for breakfast.
The biscuit has long been a favorite accompaniment at tea time. For those living in the UK, that biscuit is often called a scone. These soft but flaky cookies are routinely left plain or filled with sweet treats like chocolate chips, honey butter, or berries. They can also be steered in a savory direction by putting chunks of cheddar cheese and even scallions and bacon through the cheddar bun dough instead.
Originating in the UK, scones have spread across the world in popularity, from sugary varieties like strawberry cheese scones to savory scones like cheddar. Usually similar to Southern American-style cookies, only triangular in shape, they’re not difficult to make at home with basic pantry ingredients, even cheddar scones. They can be made in two main ways: with butter as a fortifier or with cream instead.
Before the advent of baking powder in the mid-19th century, scones were typically flat-looking biscuits that were baked on a fire-heated griddle, according to the Jones Scones bakery chain in the American West. These wouldn’t rise much higher than the glob that was dropped onto the plate, which is why some call these biscuits. Subsequently, the yeast made it possible to obtain a softer and less flaky dough. In 2011, the bakers changed their recipes to incorporate both of these elements.
Cheddar scones aren’t the only province of expert bakers. A blend of flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt combines with crispy bacon bits, shredded cheddar cheese, a little pepper, and chopped shallots. According to a recipe on the Big Daddy’s House show’s Food Network website, enough cold butter is added into this mix to form a sticky dough, although some cooks prefer to knead cream into this dough instead. After the dough has been rolled out — either into a circle and cut like a pizza or into a rectangle and cut into more perfect triangles — the cheddar flatbreads are brushed with butter, egg or cream. They can then be cooked at around 218°C (425°F) for no more than 18 minutes.
For this savory style of scone, typical toppings include simply a little butter or maybe even garlic butter. When cheese is used in the recipe, such as with scones made with feta, tomatoes, and fresh herbs, butter won’t be needed. While often served alongside an appetizer, at lunch or dinner, these scones also make a suitable breakfast.
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