Sausage Cheese Scones
Flaky and buttery, Sausage Cheese Scones make a tasty and hearty breakfast!
Servings 6 servings
Calories 546kcal
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 Tablespoons butter frozen
- 3/4 cup Greek yogurt sour cream may be substituted for the yogurt
- 1 large eggs
- 1/2 pound sausage browned and crumbled
- 2 cups cheddar cheese grated
- optional 2 tablespoons green onions green part only, sliced thin
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Cut in butter until mixture has large pea-sized crumbles. Or, if you're butter is frozen, grate it on the large-hole side of a cheese grater. Then, simply stir the butter into the flour.
- In a small bowl, stir together yogurt and egg. Add to dry ingredients along with the cheese and sausage (and green onions if you're adding onions).
- Work mixture together. I find it easier to use my hands, but work fast so the butter won't soften.
- Turn out onto a floured work surface. Knead dough just enough that it sticks together.
- Form into a 10 inch circle.
- Using a floured knife, cut dough into wedges.
- Bake 20-23 minutes until lightly browned.
Notes
Cook sausage breaking into small crumbles. You don't want large chunks of sausage for this recipe. If you'll freeze the butter for at least 30 minutes, then take it out and grate it on the large-hole side of a cheese grate, it will be much easier to work into the flour. You can use this technique anytime a recipe calls for cutting butter into the flour. If your butter is not frozen, use the traditional method of cutting butter into the flour.
Nutrition
Calories: 546kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 129mg | Sodium: 836mg | Potassium: 289mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 801IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 346mg | Iron: 3mg
