Monday, August 8, 2011

Sharing Recipes (on a laptop?)

(okay, maybe it was a joke they shared)

Here is the best scone recipe I found from Amateur Gourmet:


Ingredients:
2/3 cup heavy (or whipping) cream
1 large egg
1/4 cup vanilla sugar, plus more for sprinkling on the scones
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces, chilled
1/2 cup dried cranberries (or dried currants)
Zest from 1 small orange
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (or, if your oven runs hot, 350 degrees F.)
2. Place the cream, egg, and 1/4 cup vanilla sugar in a medium-size bowl and whisk until fluffy and well blended.
3. Place the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a food processor and pulse to combine.Add the chilled butter, then pulse again until fairly well blended. Then add the cream mixture and pulse until the dough just holds together.
4. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface.  Sprinkle the cranberries and orange zest over the dough and knead for 30 seconds, making sure the cranberries are well distributed throughout the dough. Pat the dough into a round about 1/2 inch thick
5. Cut out the scones using a floured 2-inch round cookie cutter. Gather up the extra dough, pat it out again, and continue cutting out the scones. You should have 16 to 20.
6. Place the scones on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush the tops with the melted butter and sprinkle them with vanilla sugar. Bake in the oven until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. 
YUM!

5 comments:

  1. Looks YUMMY! Thanks for the recipe! Have a blessed day my friend, HUGS!

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  2. Those look fabulous! Thanks for sharing! Hugs, Diane

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  3. Hi Nancy..
    Oh they look delish! I do so love a good scone and they do have to have raisins in them or cranberries. thank you for sharing. I hope you've had a great week so far and its not too hot like some parts.
    *hugs*
    Judi

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  4. Those scones look yummy.

    I love the photo of the ladies and the laptop.

    The Knitting Madonna painting on the sidebar is one of my favorites. As a spinning instructor, I pull examples of what we do from many sources, especially art, history, and literature. When I demonstrate the use of wool combs, I usually use the example of the intense woodcut, "The Martyrdom of St. Blaise." It always gets everyone's attention.

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  5. These sound so good i must have a try. thanks for the post I love the photo too:)

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