Avocado-Bacon Scones with Smokey Tomato Butter Recipe
Ingredients
- Smokey Tomato Butter
- 1 plum tomato
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon chopped chives
- ½ teaspoon liquid smoke
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- Avocado-Bacon Scones
- 4 thick slices bacon
- 1 ripe avocado
- ½ cup buttermilk, plus 2 tablespoons for brushing
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- Coarse salt for sprinkling
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