Scones require the use of cold butter, which means they fall
into the category of “that sounds complicated” and I’ve never made them. However,
I have enlisted the help of my good friend and fellow baker who has enlisted
the help of her secret family scone recipe. And so we set out to make scones,
which apparently she hasn’t made solo before either…
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| Behold: the mushing of the dough |
Unlike when I make things, my friend follows the directions
to the t: the separation of ingredients into different bowls, the order of
adding them, the whole thing. Obviously I don’t royally screw it up but I do
have a tendency to just add everything into one bowl to avoid more dishes.
Who
knew that scones are triangular because you cut them out of a dough wheel? Not
this one, I thought you just form the dough that way but apparently you make a
dough pizza and then you get perfectly shaped scones (I think you can make
round scones but let’s not get too crazy here).
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| A scone pie! |
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| Divided into perfect little wedges |
Approximately 20 minutes later, we had gloriously warm
cranberry scones but we weren’t done yet. For the finishing touch, they get brushed with
butter—oh darn, melted butter. So now we have delicious cranberry scones and it
wasn’t so scary!
I have long assumed that scones are dry and
crunchy and when placed next to a muffin, I tend to opt for the muffin. This is
completely contrary to the few times I have had scones but now, I can make
scones, woohoo! I’m thinking up first pumpkin (ha, shocking) or maple scones
for fall and then cranberry again for the holidays. Mostly I want to show up to
a family gathering, scones in tow to prove my new-found ability to be a grown-up
and cook/bake. That feeling will probably never go away though!
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| Oh darn, we had to brush butter on top once they came out of the oven |
LOL mushing aka kneading. its called kneading the dough...
ReplyDeleteYes, yes I know what kneading is. My cat does it to my face every morning :)
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