Cheddar Green Onion Scones
These super easy to make savory scones tastes like a melody between sour cream and onion Pringles and Red Lobster's famous cheddar biscuits.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 13 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1½ teaspoon salt ((optional: extra for sprinkling))
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 8 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cold ((or 1 stick))
- ½ cup sharp cheddar, shredded ((optional: extra for sprinkling))
- ⅓ cup green onion, sliced
- 1 large egg, beaten
- ½ cup milk
- 4 Tablespoon unsalted butter ((or ½ stick))
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- 2
Combine and whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
- 3
Grate cold butter into the flour and toss together. Rub the flour mixture between your fingers to break the butter in to pea size pieces.*It's very important to work as fast as possible to prevent the butter from melting before baking.*
- 4
Add green onion and sharp cheddar. Toss the mixture together.
- 5
Add milk and egg and fold the mixture together until everything is just moistened and almost no more dry flour is visible, about 1 minute.
- 6
Lightly flour the prepared sheet pan and transfer the dough onto it. Lightly flour the top of the dough and flatten it evenly into an 1 inch thick disc or rectangle. Cut the dough into 6 even triangles. Place each triangle at least 1 inch apart on the lined sheet pan.
- 7
Heat 4 Tablespoons of butter with 2 cloves of smashed garlic until fragrant either on the stovetop or in the microwave.Using about ⅓ of the garlic butter, brush the tops of each scones.Optional: Sprinkle a pinch of salt and shredded cheddar on each scone.
- 8
Bake for about 8 minutes then brush the tops of the scones again with garlic butter. Continue baking the scones for about 3-5 minutes, until the tops of the scones are gold brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- 9
Remove the scones from the oven and give it one final brushing of the remaining garlic butter.
- 10
Enjoy the scones while they're hot!