A few weeks ago I was making our apple pie scones and suddenly had the brilliant idea of making a savory version, easy ham and cheese scones!
The only way I could ever convince our family to ditch the amazingly wonderful sweet version of a scone was clearly to add cheese. Cheese makes everything better. And bacon. Shoot, I need to try a bacon version!
Grab your leftover Easter ham and make these buttery and flaky scones!
What Ingredients are Needed for Ham and Cheese Scones?
Tender scones are just a few pantry staples away! A good scone needs only a few ingredients, butter (or shortening if you must), buttermilk, salt, and baking powder. Everything else is just to adjust the flavor. Here is a complete list of all the ingredients you will need:
- Flour: gives structure to the scones and regular all purpose flour is all you need
- Sugar: adds a touch of sweetness to balance out all the savory ingredients
- Baking Powder: the true raising agent that adds the real height you’re looking for. Do not use a substitute.
- Salt: necessary in both sweet and savory dishes as it provides the flavor. Yes, cheese and ham are in there, but everything needs seasoning. I love that salt not only flavors a dish but it also makes the other ingredients stand out even more.
- Unsalted Butter: gives you those tender, flakey layers and margarine just wont cut it in this case. As the steam rises so does that beautiful hunk of dough, creating a pillow of bread once cooked.
- Buttermilk: use for savory scones while cream is great for a sweet scone. This allows for the dough to come together but still have enough fat to keep it a tender dough.
- Colby Jack Cheese: we love colby jack, but you could use cheddar cheese, swiss, pepper jack or really any type of cheese you love.
- Diced Ham: a perfect way to use leftover spiraled ham or you can buy cubed ham from the store.
- Fresh Chives: fresh herbs make all the difference when it comes to flavor but if you need to use dried chives, use just 1 teaspoon. You could also use scallions.
- TIP: If you’re not a chives fine, you can use fresh parsley or thyme.
- Butter: I know butter has already been listed, but we use it again brushed on top as a finishing touch on these perfect scones.
The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.
Recommended Equipment
Pizza Cutter – This is a MUST in our house. The Dexas pizza cutter isn’t a steel blade, but a plastic blade and if you watch our videos you’ll notice I use a plastic pizza wheel all the time to cut dough. It is so much easier than a knife and wont harm any pans or counter tops. This pa