Scones...How do you do it?

[Phteven]

That post should come with a warning N2L.

Something like this...... **warning - the following may be disturbing**

Blue cheese scones with smoked salmon ....mmmmmmm

[Rouge]

Ohhhh FRUIT SCONES... I HATE THEM!

Anything with dried shrivelled sultanas is NOT ok with me. Ew. Ew. Ew.

[LionsandBears]

Ohhhh FRUIT SCONES... I HATE THEM!

Anything with dried shrivelled sultanas is NOT ok with me. Ew. Ew. Ew.

Dont hold back Rouge. Tell us how you really feel I take it you don't like fruit cake then

[Rouge]

Fruit cake has alcohol in it.

Nuff said.

[LionsandBears]

The reason NZ scones are square: because in NZ, the cooking bible is the Edmonds Cookery Book. It used to be sent free when a couple got engaged. One of the best marketing tactics ever, IMO, as the next generation (like me) also buy it.

Anyhoo, here's the Edmonds recipe:

3 cups plain flour
6 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
75 g butter
1 -1 1/2 cup milk
extra milk

Directions:

1 Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
2 Cut butter in until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
3 Add milk and mix quickly with a knife to a soft dough.
4 Knead a few times.
5 Lightly dust an oven tray with flour.
6 Press scone dough out onto this.
7 Cut into 12 even-sized pieces.
8 Leave a 2 cm space between scones.
9 Brush tops with milk.
10 Bake at 220C for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Tip: Cooling on a rack will give you crisp crusts, while covering them with a clean tea towel will give a soft scone.

[Phteven]

mmmmmm plump juicy sultanas.

[LimeSlice]

I do love my Edmond's cookbook


Pumpkin scones are the bomb, love love love them! But N2L, I have grave concerns for your mental health. ;p

[nothing2lose]

That post should come with a warning N2L.

Something like this...... **warning - the following may be disturbing**

A warning because they are so gosh darn delicious maybe!!!

Limey, you're not the first. You wont be the last

[LimeSlice]

I don't like blue cheese... but I would give it a whirl with cream cheese and chive scones and smoked salmon...with a poached egg and hollandaise... mmmm... Now I am going to have to make a cream cheese and chive scone.

[nothing2lose]

I don't like blue cheese... but I would give it a whirl with cream cheese and chive scones and smoked salmon...with a poached egg and hollandaise... mmmm... Now I am going to have to make a cream cheese and chive scone.

What time you want me there??

As it is, all this scone talk made me go and make myself pancakes for breakfast. Perverse, I know, but that's how I roll.

[Bloom]

I like a thin smear of jam and then a 1 to 1 ratio of cream to scone.

[LionsandBears]

I always used to do jam then cream but DH converted me to cream first, jam on top. It's just like butter. I usually do both versions, for research purposes.

I'm liking the idea of poached eggs and hollandaise sauce on savoury scones. Maybe cheese and bacon scones... What a great way to procrastinate today. Of course I can't poach eggs properly but I'll give it a whirl anyway.

[LionsandBears]

Bacon, cheese and herb scones currently in the oven. I added a bit too much milk though, so expect them to be a bit doughy. Cut the butter in the old fashioned way - that took longer than expected.