Bourbon Bacon Scones

Ingredients

Servings

10 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16

US / METRIC

3/4 cup

Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

or Milk, Semi-Sweet, or Dark

2 cups

All-Purpose Flour

1/2 cup

Brown Sugar

1 tsp

Ground Cinnamon

1/2 Tbsp

Baking Powder

1/3 cup

Butter

1/2 cup

Milk

1

Egg

2 Tbsp

Bourbon

1/2 cup

Quick Cooking Oats

8 slices

Bacon , crumbled

1 cup

Powdered Confectioners Sugar

2 Tbsp

Milk

1 tsp

Maple Essence

or Maple Extract

1/2 cup

Pecans , chopped

Cooking Instructions

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Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 2

Chop the Pecans (1/2 cup) . Cook and crumble the Bacon (8 slices) . Chill Butter (1/3 cup) .

Step 3

In a stand mixer, mix together All-Purpose Flour (2 cups) , Brown Sugar (1/2 cup) , Ground Cinnamon (1 tsp) , and Baking Powder (1/2 Tbsp) . Cut up Butter and add to flour mixture, mixing on low speed for 1 minute.

Step 4

In a small bowl, beet the Egg (1) and mix with the Milk (1/2 cup) until blended. Add this to flour mixture along with the Bourbon (2 Tbsp) . Add Quick Cooking Oats (1/2 cup) , bacon, and Pecans. Mix on low until fully incorporated.

Step 5

With a large scoop, place dough onto a greased cookie sheet. Brush the tops and sides of each scone with milk before placing in oven. Bake 13 minutes. Remove from oven and transfer to cooling rack.

Step 6

Flor glaze, whisk together Powdered Confectioners Sugar (1 cup) , Milk (2 Tbsp) , and Maple Essence (1 tsp) until smooth. Move cooled scones to wax paper and brush with glaze (to taste). Let glaze dry.

Step 7

Melt Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (3/4 cup) according to package instructions. Then, using a fork or Ziploc bag with tip cut off, drizzle each scone with chocolate. Allow the chocolate to set and enjoy!