I love scones. They’re super fast to make, can be flavored with either sweet or savory ingredients, and make a quick “bread” option for dinner (they go especially well with soup, stew, or chili). I’ll never get tired of trying new flavors (check out Lemon Blueberry, Chai Spice, and Strawberry White Chocolate). While Cheddar Scallion Scones aren’t a new flavor combo, it is one of those classics that will never, ever get old. I know it’s getting warm out, but I’m dying to dip these scones in a big bowl of chili!
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For this recipe I took my basic scone recipe and made it savory by reducing the sugar and adding just a touch of garlic powder. I also stirred in some sliced green onions (scallions) and a handful of sharp cheddar cheese. Cheese is the most expensive ingredient here, but you’d be surprised at how little you need to flavor the whole batch. Just one half cup of shreds was plenty to give that sharp, cheesy flavor to every bite!
Cheddar Scallion Scones
Servings 8Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour ($0.20)
- 1/2 Tbsp sugar ($0.02)
- 1/2 tsp salt ($0.02)
- 2 tsp baking powder ($0.05)
- 1/8 tsp garlic powder ($0.02)
- freshly cracked pepper ($0.03)
- 5 Tbsp cold butter ($0.65)
- 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar ($0.45)
- 3 green onions, sliced ($0.26)
- 1/3 cup milk ($0.09)
- 2 large eggs ($0.46)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, garlic powder, and some freshly cracked pepper (about 5 cranks of a pepper mill).
- Cut the cold butter into chunks, then add to the bowl with the flour mixture. Work the butter into the flour mixture with your hands or a pastry cutter until the texture of the flour resembles damp sand and no large chunks of butter remain. Stir the shredded cheddar and sliced green onions into the flour mixture.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk and eggs until smooth. Pour the egg and milk mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Stir until a ball of sticky dough forms and no more dry flour remains on the bottom of the bowl. Use your hands to form the dough into a cohesive ball.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and press it into an 8 inch diameter circle (about 1-inch thick). Cut the circle into 8 wedges.
- Place the wedges on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake in the preheated 400ºF oven for about 18 minutes, or until the scones are golden brown. Serve warm or allow to cool to room temperature.
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Preheat the oven to 400ºF. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups of flour, 1/2 Tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/8 tsp garlic powder, and a little freshly cracked pepper (about five cranks of a pepper mill). Stir until these ingredients are well combined. Add 5 Tbsp of cold butter to the bowl. Work the butter into the flour mixture either with your hands or a pastry cutter. When the butter is fully worked into the flour mixture, it will look a little like damp sand. The goal here is to make the particles of butter very small without “melting” them into the flour. That’s why it is so important to use cold butter. If it melts into the flour, you won’t get that nice flakey texture in the final product.
Now stir 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese and about 3 green onions (sliced) into the flour mixture. If you want, reserve a pinch or two of cheese to top the scones just before baking.
In a separate bowl, whisk together two large eggs and 1/3 cup of milk until smooth.
Pour the egg and milk mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients.
Stir them together until it forms a ball of dough. The dough may be slightly sticky. That’s okay. Use your hands to help the dough come together into one piece, so that no more dry flour remains on the bottom of the bowl.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape it into an 8-inch diameter circle (about 1 inch thick). Cut the circle into 8 wedges.
Place the scones on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper. Bake in the preheated 400ºF oven for about 18 minutes, or until they are golden brown on top.
They puff up quite a bit while they bake and take on a nice flakey texture. YUM.
❤️ Scones!
I’m considering adding (canned) green chiles to this recipe. Do you think they should be stirred in with the wet ingredients?
Yes, and I would try to drain off as much liquid as possible first. :)
I just tried the recipe (with margarine because i don’t have butter) and it is DELICIOUS! So easy to make :)
We made these for brunch the other weekend and brushed them with some garlic butter once they were done. They tasted like the cheddar bay biscuits from Red Lobster. Thank you for this.
Thanks for posting this recipe! These were a HUGE hit with my boyfriend. He loves the savoury taste.
Thank you so much for this website. I’m not the most skillful cook, so finding simple beginner friendly recipes that come out amazing are hard to find. I read your site frequently and have tried quite a few of your recipes. All of them have come out really well! Starting to make me look like I know what I’m doing! Lol. Thanks!
I appreciate your simple recipes!
I followed this to make scones but with a couple Quaker Simple Harvest Hot Cereal (vanilla, almond, and honey) packets because that’s what I had around the pantry that I thought would be simple and delicious! and it was! Thank you.
Great recipe! I made it last weekend with some ham added to it and it was quite good, but lacking something. Today I added ham, sundried tomatoes and a roasted red pepper and garlic seasoning. Absolutely scrumptious :D
This is a fantastic recipe! We used basil instead of scallions, and it turned out fantastic. I was surprised how easy it was, too! Thanks for posting it!
Delicious! I made these as a side to a crunchy black bean salad…so yummy! Thanks Beth!
I made some today to serve with my vegetarian chili tonight. It’s the perfect addition. It’s not too cheese and the green onion gives it a nice flavor. I totally had one after they cooled down to taste test. Amazing. The guys are going to love it. I can’t wait to try more of your stuff.
We recently joined a CSA and I had green onions that I wasn’t sure what to do with. I have two small children (under 5) who can be picky but they LOVED these. We had them with an italian main dish and they were wonderful. I’m going to have to try making sandwiches with them like Eileen suggested. Super GOOD! Thanks for sharing.
Thoughts on substituting garlic, or roasted garlic, for the scallions, these sound great as is, but I sort of have a small obsession with putting garlic in things…
You could mince some and add it to the batter, or just add more garlic powder than I called for in the recipe :)
Thanks for this wonderful blog. I made these today at morning. Just half of it and It was perfect. Also, Just in case somebody wanna know I use all purpose floor gluten free (bob’s mills) instead regular flour and truvia or stevia instead of sugar! Delicious! You made me love cooking!
I made these today and they were absolutely delicious!
A great hit with the family.
I just made this today AMAZING!
Scones are pretty much the bomb diggity. I’m a huge fan of the savory and the sweet and in my scone making hayday, which may or may not have been last month, I learned a quick and easy way to incorporate the butter and flour:
1. Freeze your butter, trust me, it’s awesome.
2. Bust out your cheese grater, make sure its clean.
3. Grate the frozen butter into the flour. Now I like to use the bigger grater side (I have a box grater), but I’m sure the wee side would work well too.
4. Dig in. Seriously, I like to do this with my hands now that its all itsy slices of butter happiness. I just rub it into the flour like I’m scouring my hands with sand, palms only.
This process, takes me maybe 3 minutes tops now, so anytime my roommates or I want some delicious sconey goodness, it happens.