Date and Gorgonzola Scones

Name: Date and Gorgonzola Scones
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. baking powder; 1 Tbsp. sugar; ½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt; ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg; 3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour, plus more for surface; ½ cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, coarsely grated; 1 large egg; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; ¾ cup chilled heavy cream, plus more for brushing; 7 Medjool dates, pitted, cut into ¼" pieces; 4 oz. Gorgonzola, crumbled; ¾ tsp. flaky sea salt; ¾ tsp. freshly cracked black pepper, plus more; Mascarpone or clotted cream and honey (for serving)

By Zaynab Issa

November 23, 2021

Photographs by Emma Fishman

A cheese board, but make it a scone! These mostly savory scones are packed with just enough caramelly, chewy Medjool dates to balance lots of crumbled blue cheese that melts into the flaky, buttery layers. The scones are just as good with a salty cocktail as with tea or coffee, which means they’ll be perfect for a hair-of-the-dog brunch the next day.