Bacon and Mull Cheddar Scones

Name: Bacon and Mull Cheddar Scones
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 5 rashers streaky bacon; 400 g self-raising flour; 1 tbsp baking powder; 1 tsp sea salt; 150 g butter, cut into cubes; 2 eggs; 175 ml milk; 1 tbsp English mustard; 50 g Isle of Mull Cheddar, finely grated; 50 g Isle of Mull Cheddar, finely grated; a small bunch of chives, finely chopped

Preparation info

Makes
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Cafe Cùil Cookbook

By Clare Coghill

Published 2025

About

The savoury equivalent to our blueberry scones, these delicious bacon scones are irresistible when just out of the oven. I like to top them with a little Isle of Mull Cheddar to go along with the crispy bacon and chives. If you can’t find Isle of Mull Cheddar, any mature Cheddar or strong cheese will do.

Ingredients

5 rashers streaky bacon
400 g self-raising flour
1 tbsp

Europe
United Kingdom
Scotland
Bread

Method

Preheat the oven to 230°C/210°C fan.
Put the bacon rashers on a lined baking tray and put into the oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until dark and crispy. Set aside to cool, leaving the oven on, and then chop four of the rashers into little pi