Maple Bacon Brown Sugar Scones.
I told you I made a lot of bacon this weekend.
This is the recipe that turned me from a scone hater to a scone lover. It all started with the cinnamon chip scones a few years ago and continued with the chocolate cinnamon scones. You know the next logical step for me was to add bacon. And brown sugar! The healthy kind… since it’s brown.
And topping these with a maple glaze just really takes ’em over the top.
I sort of just hopped on the maple gravy train. Never been a huge fan of maple, but after this glaze, I’m hooked.
I nearly drank it through a straw.
Best scone I’ve ever had. Literally. If you don’t like scones, if you associate them with boring, bland, dry pastries… bake these today and change your tune.
No one in my family can get on board with the bacon-in-baked-goods thing yet. Not Mr. How Sweet. Not my mom. You know what that means? I’m a loner when it comes to them. Danger zone!
Oh well. I’ll gladly accept that challenge.
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Maple Bacon Brown Sugar Scones
makes 16 scones
3 1/4 cups flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cups cold butter
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 strips cooked bacon, crumbled (I suggest cinnamon sugared bacon)
course sugar for sprinkling
Preheat oven to 425.
In large bowl combine dry ingredients. Cut in butter until it forms coarse crumbs. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla. Fold in bacon crumbles. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently.
Divide in half and pat into 7 inch round circles. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Cut into 6 or 8 wedges.
Bake at 425 for 12-14 minutes. Top with maple glaze.
Maple Glaze
1 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
drop of water
1 cup powdered sugar
Combine syrup, vanilla and powdered sugar and stir until combined. Based on the consistency of the glaze, add water one drop at a time and stir – if you accidentally add too much, just add a bit more powdered sugar. Continue to stir until desired consistency is reached. Pour over scones!
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I’ve had bacon everyday this week. Life is good.
158 Comments on “Maple Bacon Brown Sugar Scones.”
Umm…delicious!!! Making my hunny run to the store for more flour :)
these were fantastic! i made them last night and my husband ate a ton of them. i may have to make another batch…
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My niece and I are starting a mobile tea house business…bringing the tea house to your house. Obviously I’ve been looking around for scone recipes and these seem amazing!! Cannot wait to try them!! Have to admit you have several recipes that may get incorporated into the revolving menu!!
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I absolutely LOVE this recipe! I made it for brunch for friends of mine and they were such a hit! LOVED THEM!
Thank you for this recipe!
I made these (sans bacon- sorry, I just can’t bring myself to that) and they are SO. FREAKING. GOOD. The cinnamon and nutmeg are in perfect harmony, and the maple glaze completes it perfectly. I ate two.. in ten minutes. Hello fat. Haha thanks for sharing!
PS, I also featured these on my blog, here: http://dimplesinthekitchen.blogspot.com/2012/05/maple-brown-sugar-scones.html
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These were AMAZING! I hadn’t read ahead to how many this would make, i just dove right in. Needless to say, there are plenty of happy Army guys this morning as I had my husband take the ones we didn’t eat over the weekend to work!
These were amazing, and I just wanted to let you know that I featured them on my new blog I’m starting.
http://pennepals.blogspot.com/
I look forward to trying out more of your recipes!
Thanks again!
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I was asked to make scones for a church gathering I had to attend. I was bummed because, as far as I knew, scones were terrible. Dry, crumbly, bland cakes that you choke down because they sound fancy. After doing some searching, I found….maple bacon brown sugar scones! From an author who didn’t care for scones either!! I prepared them, along with the cinnamon brown sugar bacon, and….perfection. Thanks for the great recipe, I look forward to trying many more. Your predilection to over the top flavors and dislike of nuts has won me over.
Steve G
I made these last night – they puffed up a huge amount! They were more like biscuits than a nice dense scone. Any suggestions? Otherwise, the flavor was spot on!
How long will these keep??
I have made these for a friendly competition at work and won First Place in the Avant-Garde category. The juges loved the flakyness and the ‘perfect balance of the sweet and salty’. Just one thing, I used real maple butter instead of the maple glaze. Loved it! Thanks for the great recipee!
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Flat…out…delicious!!!! I was a little hesitant because sweet and bacon isn’t my favorite, but my husband requested them for Valentine’s Day. Quite possibly the BEST scones I’ve ever made – or eaten! So, so good!!! I did substitute some of the white flour for white whole wheat and used allspice instead of nutmeg. YUM!!!! Thank you for the recipe – delicious!!!!
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i HAVEN’T YET MADE THESE SCONES BUT I HAVE MADE MANY AND TO ANSWER A QUESTION, DO THESE SCONES KEEP WELL. YOU CAN FREEZE SCONES FOR UP TO 6 MONTHS. I MAKE SCONE EVERY MONTH AT MY CHURCH AND I MAKE ENOUGH TO LAST FOR THE WHOLE MONTH THEY ARE AS GOOD IN 3 WEEKS AS THEY WERE THE FIRST.