Whole grain rosemary parmesan scones with a simple garlic herb butter are savory, flaky, and easy to make. They're perfect to go with holiday meals or to elevate everyday dinners.
I love a good scone, especially a sweet-leaning scone for breakfast with a cup of coffee. But that is not this recipe. This is a recipe for savory, cheesy, herb-infused scones. Warm from the oven and slathered with a simple garlic herb butter, they're absolutely delicious with dinner or as a savory breakfast treat.
Why You'll Love These Rosemary Parmesan Scones
If you love biscuits, you'll love these savory scones. Mr. Table calls them fancy Cheddar Bay biscuits. Made with whole grain flour and not all that much butter, they're surprisingly light, yet flavorful and rich. They're lovely dipped in a good olive oil, but the garlic herb butter really shouldn't be skipped. These scones are also incredibly easy to make with just a few ingredients and one bowl.
How To Make Rosemary Parmesan Scones
- Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
- Stir in the frozen grated butter. Then stir in the parmesan, rosemary and pepper.
- Add the milk and stir just until a shaggy dough forms.
- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead 3-4 times.
- Pat the dough into a rectangle, then fold each side of the rectangle into the center of the dough to form a tall square of dough.
- Press down into a 1-inch thick circle and cut into 8 triangles with a sharp chef's knife.
- Place triangles onto a lined baking sheet and brush with olive oil.
- Bake at 475°F for 8-10 minutes.
How To Make Easy Garlic Herb Butter
Stir chopped rosemary and garlic powder into softened butter.
Tips For Making Perfect Scones
- The secret to fluffy, flaky scones is the COLD butter. Try to keep the butter and the dough as cold as possible before baking. That means handling the dough as little as possible with your hands (which will heat the dough) and working quickly.
- You can also use all-purpose flour, white whole wheat flour, or a mixture of both.
- Try other fresh herbs, such as thyme or chives!
- Scones are best served warm fresh from the oven. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days and reheat in the oven before serving.
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PrintWhole Grain Rosemary Parmesan Scones with Herb Butter
Whole grain rosemary parmesan scones with a simple garlic herb butter are savory, flaky, and easy to make. They're perfect to go with holiday meals or to elevate everyday dinners.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 8 scones 1x
- Category: bread
- Method: baked
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp frozen butter, grated
- ½ cup cold milk
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
- ¼ cup good quality parmesan cheese, grated
- ¼ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
- Olive oil, for brushing
For the Herb Butter:
- ¼ cup salted butter, softened
- 1 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
- Pinch garlic powder
Instructions
- Heat oven to 475°F.
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Stir grated butter into dry ingredients until the pieces are all coated with flour.
- Stir in rosemary, parmesan, and black pepper.
- Add milk and gently stir just until a sticky, shaggy dough forms.
- Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Gently knead 3-4 times.
- Spread dough into a rectangle, then fold each edge over onto the center to make a very tall square of dough. Then press down into a circle about 1 inch thick. Cut rectangle into 8 wedges.
- Place wedges onto a baking sheet lines with parchment or a silicone baking mat. Lightly brush with olive oil.
- Bake 8-10 minutes and remove from baking sheet immediately to cool.
For Garlic Herb Butter:
- Stir together all ingredients. Chill until ready to serve.
Notes
- You can also use all-purpose flour, white whole wheat flour, or a mixture of both.
- Keep the dough as cold as possible before baking. That means handling it with your hands as little as possible and working quickly. This will yield the most fluffy, flaky scones.
- You can use other fresh herbs if you'd like, such as thyme or chives.
Keywords: rosemary parmesan scones, savory scones with herb butter
Testing new recipes for Thanksgiving. Found yours and absolutely loved it. Made two batches, 16 scones. I replaced regular butter with vegan version and it came out great. The scones turned out tender and delicious. Will definately make it for Thanksgiving in square or round shape. Thank you for such a great recipe.
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Way to plan ahead! I'm glad you like them! š
I decided that this recipe sounded special enough to use as part of our Christmas meal and I'm so glad I did. This was a hit! I ended up using spelt flour instead of white wheat (because I completely love spelt) but otherwise no changes. Thank you for this delicious recipe inspiration š Happy holidays!
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Hi Summer,
Iām so glad you enjoyed the recipe! The spelt flour sounds great.
This recipe is absolutely delicious and flavourful. With easy prep ingredients.