Savory Scones

This week I made savory scones. At the request of my husband he wanted jalapeno cheddar scones. As we go shopping for the ingredients I asked if he really wanted cheddar or if he'd prefer something else? He opted for pepper jack (I knew he would). Then I asked how bout adding some bacon? He said do you have to ask?! Then while I was picking out some fresh jalapenos, he saw them.... the tiny, orange, deadly habanero... He couldn't be more excited to ask if I could add those as well. So this simple jalapeno cheddar scone evolved into a bacon, pepper jack, jalapeno, habanero scone! Wow!

The recipe I used is one I've used before that I found on pinterest. It was for a bacon, cheddar, scallion scone (which by the way is delicious!), and I tweaked it to my needs for the hubby's dream scone.

Some suggestions:1) I like to bake my bacon while my oven is preheating, but you are more than welcome to cook your bacon any way you like as long as it's cooked. 2)  Also if you are lucky, unlike me, buy pre-shredded cheese. I couldn't find shredded pepper jack (I have seen it before) so I had to grate the cheese myself, which isn't hard but c'mon who wants to do that? 3) Big one! While dicing habaneros wear gloves! Oh my goodness wear gloves! I have never worked with this pepper before, I know better than to touch my face or anything after handling peppers but my fingers literally got burned from them. 4) Sprinkle some flour onto your counter and press the dough into a thick flat circle and cut into 8 wedges (see picture) I like doing it that way the best, or you can form the dough into a rectangle and cut wedges, or be unconventional and make crazy shaped scones! Be creative!

Bacon, Pepper Jack, Jalapeno, Habanero scones:

preheat oven to 400 F

yield 8 scones

bacon, diced   6 slices

all purpose flour     10 ounces

baking powder   2 tsp

sugar       1 tsp

salt     1/2 tsp

cheese, shredded   5 ounces

cold butter, cubed   5 Tb

heavy cream     2/3 cup

jalapenos,diced  2 each

habaneros, diced   2  each

measure flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into mixing bowl. add cold butter and paddle till mixture looks crumbly. add cheese and peppers mix till ingredients are dispersed. add heavy cream, mix until just combined. press dough into desired shape and cut 8 wedges. bake at 400 F for 10 minutes, rotate then bake another 10 minutes. Bottoms should be golden brown, and middles firm.