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A few mornings ago, when I was invited to a pot-luck brunch, I pulled out a recipe for scones that I hadn't used in a couple years. I remembered that I had liked the scones' texture, so I thought I'd put in a little extra energy and make them.
As it turned out, the scones were the easiest thing I've ever baked. After stirring the ingredients together and kneading (no mixer needed), I rolled it out, folding it over a few times to make it airy and light. I chilled it while I popped into the shower, then baked them.
Not only were they were just as soft and tasty as I had remembered, making them was much more fun than most cooking. Kneading the dough felt like the kind of thing I did in kindergarten, and it bounced under my rolling pin as I filled it with layers of air.
A number of people at the brunch asked me how I made them, so here's the recipe:
1 Cup Unsalted Butter
4 Cups Flour (and a little extra for dusting)
½ Cup Sugar
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
¼ Teaspoon Salt
2 Cups Heavy Cream
1 Cup Dried Cranberries --or- 1½ Tablespoons Cinnamon
1. Mix the dry ingredients together.
2. Smush the chilled butter into the dry ingredients with your fingers (it should be grainy when you're done).
3. Add cream while kneading.
4. Add the cranberries or cinnamon.
5. Roll* the dough into a rectangle about 1 inch thick (if it sticks to the counter or rolling pin, flour the top and bottom of the dough). Fold the dough in thirds, the way you would fold a business letter, and turn 90 degrees.
6. Repeat step 5 four more times.
7. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes and preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
8. Roll the dough out again and cut it into triangles
9. Bake on a prepared cookie sheet for 15-20 minutes.
Makes 12-16 Scones
*If you don't have a rolling pin, any clean, round jar or bottle will work
This recipe was from a friend's mother's cookbook -- if anyone recognizes it, please let me know so I can attribute it properly.
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I'm looking for recipes to make with children. Since this is "hands on" and doesn't require electrical appliances, do you think this would be a good recipe to make with children?
Posted by: Barbara at August 30, 2005 07:33 AM
This would be a fabulous recipe for kids! Not only is it good because they would have fun with their hands, it's also good because if they spill any of the flour while mixing you can just add more without too much difference to the end product. My only concern is that the dough does have to chill for 20 minutes, so you'll have to have something planned for that time.
Posted by: Georgia at August 30, 2005 11:57 AM
