Parsley And Chive Scones Recipes

SAVOURY CHEESE & CHIVE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 175°C and lightly grease a large baking tray.
• Put the butter in the freezer for 10 - 15 mins until it is really solid.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper.
• Using a butter knife, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the butter is the size of peas.
• Stir in 2 1/2 cups of cheese and the chopped herbs.
• In another bowl, beat the egg and milk together, add to the dry ingredients and mix until the dough can be formed into a ball.
• On a clean, floured surface, roll the dough out to about 1 inch thick. Cut however you like, I like pizza pieces or rounds, and place on a baking tray. Brush the tops with some milk, top with the remaining 1/2 cup grated cheese and put in the oven to bake for 20 - 25 mins until golden brown on top.

PARSLEY AND CHIVE SCONES

Steps:

• Combine the flour seasoning parlsey, chives, onion and shallots in a bowl.
• Rub in the butter until the mix resembles fine breadcrumbs, then add sufficient milk to make a soft manageable dough. Knead dough on a lightly floured board, to approx 2 1/2cm (1 inch) thick and cut into rounds.
• Place rounds on a greased baking sheet, glaze with a little milk and bake at 200c for 12-15 minutes or until cooked.

CHEDDAR CHIVE FOUR-LEAF CLOVER SCONES

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Whisk the cream, egg and milk powder together in a liquid measuring cup. Pulse 20 of the chives, 1/2 cup of the dill and 1/2 cup of the parsley in a food processor until finely chopped. Add the flour, baking powder and kosher salt and pulse until well combined with the herbs. Add the cheese and pulse a few times to combine.
• Cut the cold stick of butter into pieces. Add to the food processor a few pieces at a time, pulsing until only a few pea-size pieces remain. Transfer to a large bowl and make a well in the center. Pour the wet ingredients into the well and mix with a fork, incorporating the dry ingredients a little at a time until a shaggy dough forms (it's okay if the dough looks a little dry, just don't overwork it). Lightly knead the dough in the bowl until it just comes together.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat into a 3/4-inch-thick rectangle (about 9 by 7 inches). Use a floured 2-inch-wide heart-shape cookie cutter to stamp out 20 hearts as close together as possible (to minimize scraps). Arrange four of the hearts in a four-leaf clover pattern (with the points of all the hearts meeting in the center) on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining hearts for a total of five clovers, spacing them evenly apart. Freeze for 15 minutes.
• Brush the tops lightly with cream and sprinkle with sea salt. Bake the scones until golden brown, 23 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pulse the remaining 10 chives, 1/4 cup dill and 1/4 cup parsley in a food processor until finely chopped. Add the stick of room-temperature butter and pulse until mixture is light green and well combined. Serve the scones warm with the herb butter.

CHEDDAR AND CHIVE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Sift flour, baking powder, chives, salt, and cayenne pepper together in a large bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or rubbing between your fingers until flour mixture resembles pea-sized lumps. Stir in 1 cup cheese. Whisk 1/2 cup milk and sour cream together in a measuring cup. Pour all at once into flour mixture, and stir gently until well blended. Avoid overworking the dough.
• Pat dough into 2- to 3-inch balls, depending on what size you want, using floured hands. Place on the prepared baking sheet and flatten slightly, letting scones barely touch each other. Brush tops with remaining milk. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Let dough rest for about 10 minutes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool slightly; break scones apart before serving.

CHEESE, BACON & CHIVE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 °F
• Line a baking pan with parchment paper
• Make glaze by combining beaten egg with 1 tbsp milk. Set aside.
• In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and pepper.
• Cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add the grated cheese, chopped cooked bacon and chives to the dry ingredients.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, add the milk, and stir gently with a wooden spoon, until mixture just forms a ball.
• Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.
• Roll or pat dough 1 inch thick and using a floured 2 1/2 inch cutter, cut out rounds.
• Place on the prepared baking pan and brush with glaze.
• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of grated cheddar cheese on the top of each scone (if desired).
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until lightly browned on top and cheese has melted
• Cool on wire rack.