Thursday, August 19, 2010

Cheesy Zucchini Scone

Eric's been falsely accused of many things over the years like forgetting to pick up his clothes, forgetting to do the dishes or being too loud watching Sharks games. Being cheesy is not something he's ever been falsely accused of nor has he been falsely accused of being a big fan of cheese. In reality anything with the word "cheesy" in the title is something he will probably really enjoy. Hence he had 3 pieces of this giant scone, and enjoyed every last bite and was quite thankful to Charisse for getting the idea. Actually the thanks went to our neighbors, Bob and Nancy who grow a number of different things in their backyard garden. When we mentioned in the last post that Charisse's parents lemon tree puts out an amazingly large crop every year, we weren't thinking about what comes out of Bob and Nancy's garden. They have a simple little garden in the backyard, and when the apocalypse comes, were moving in with them, because they always have food growing. Lots and lots of GIANT foods. They are constantly dropping off baskets of tomatoes (or Bob's famous salsa made from those tomatoes), zucchini and any number of other veggies. There is nothing like cooking with really fresh veggies, they always taste better than store bought. Could be our imaginations, but I don't think so. Especially then they come from Bob and Nancy's, which always produces a huge crop, and sometimes huge veg. Our last present was a zucchini the size of a football, which provided more zucchini than we could every use normally. And while zucchini is one of our favorite veggies we can only cook so many meals in a week. After a few days, we had zucchini in pasta, zucchini on the side, zucchini leftovers for breakfast and half a dozen other things, and there was still half of it left. A lot of it when into this giant scone. The rest we had for breakfast the next day. And lunch. And dinner. For 2 more days.







Cheesy Zucchini Scone
What You Will Need

1 shallot (minced)
2 Tbs olive oil
2 1/2 cups flour
3 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup chopped herbs ( I used rosemary and parsley)
1 stick of cold butter
2 eggs beaten
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini
1 cup shredded cheese of your choice ( I used an Italian blend)

Preheat oven to 400*

Saute the shallots in the olive oi until golden brown and set aside.

In a large bowl, mix the baking powder, flour, salt and herbs.  Using a pastry cutter or a fork, cut the butter into the flour until small beads of butter appear.  

Add the rest of the ingredients including the shallots and carefully combine making sure not to overwork it.  

Turn dough onto floured surface and pat into a circle about 12 inches across. Brush with a bit of egg wash or butter and bake for about 30 minutes.  

adapted www.ciaochowlinda.blogspot.com

30 comments:

  1. I hate to sound like Rachel Ray right now...but YUM-O!

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  2. I always think of scones are sweet but actually like savory better.

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  3. Yup.. fantastic. You know how much I love scones.. and savory ones are the best!

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  4. We're big fans of scones in my house, but some reason, I never seem to make savory ones. Something I need to change! These look fantastic.

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  5. Wow, beautiful scones, great pictures! I like this type of savory scone, nice for a change from the sweet ones. I really want to try this recipe, thanks!

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  6. Looks delicious! What a great savory scone :)

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  7. Very cool. I haven't tried scones at home yet. Thanks for sharing.

    Plan B

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  8. This is the perfect brunch recipe for this time of year when zucchini is abundant.

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  9. looks awesome! I love recipes that you can eat a few meals in a row because they are just THAT good!

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  10. Cheesy=} I am so all about cheesy...these look so fab!

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  11. These look so delicoius, I could eat the whole pan!

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  12. I also don't generally make savory scones but this one looks so perfectly browned, I can almost taste it :)

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  13. Beautiful pictures! Looks yummy with the layers of dough and filling.

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  14. Best scone ever! I've been wanting more ever since we made it!

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  15. This is right up my alley, thank you!!

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  16. This looks so cool! I love the idea of a savory scone.

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  17. Beautiful! I adore savory scones. These are on the list to make. Enjoy your weekend!!!

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  18. What a great way to use up zucchini! I bet my husband would love these way more than plain grilled zucchini, which he claims to not like.

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  19. This looks wonderful and a great way to use the abundance of zucchini that is everywhere this summer. I am already scheming in my head to make a low-carb version of this!

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  20. These looking delicious! I love cooking with zucchini and will definitely try these out!

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  21. Greetings from Ireland, where zucchini are called courgettes! I'm terribly lazy with this vegetable, I love them as fitters too much, must try a courgette scone or cake now that they're in season!

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  22. What a terrific idea to use zucchini in the scones, a delicious combo with cheese!

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  23. O wow, that looks and sounds delicious. I've seen a lot of zucchini recipes this year...but this is probably the most enticing.

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  24. Yum! I've got to try this out. I love anything zuccini and have never made scones before.

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  25. That is one beautiful scone! I can see why it went so fast, the outer crust just looks magnificent! This would go great with so many different foods, or just plain as a snack! Thanks for sharing this recipe with us, its a keeper!

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  26. I am making this asap! We've had some generous neighbors give us zucchini as well and we're at a loss of what else to make! This is a beautiful scone and I'll surely have to try this.

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  27. These look so good. Never imagined zucchini in scones....and we have so much of it from the garden

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  28. Mmmmm zucchini scones. Great idea. I have so many zucchini's being lazy in my kitchen, so I may have to get them up and working. Thanks!

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  29. This looks delicious! I can't wait to try it. Thanks for sharing.

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