SCONES

                          

Ok you’re not going to believe how delicious these scones are!  Yes it’s because they are full of butter and cream.  So don’t make them if you aren’t prepared for that.  Remember that on Monday I posted a quinoa recipe----so eat your quinoa and then have some tea and a scone!!    These would make a wonderful gift for a new neighbor or a hostess gift when you have dinner at someone’s house!  Let them eat scones!!

Ingredients:

3 cups flour

1/3 cup sugar

2 t. baking powder

½ t. baking soda

½ t. salt

1 and ½ sticks very cold or frozen butter

1 and ¼ cups heavy cream

1 t. vanilla

Instructions:

*Run dry ingredients through a sieve or sifter to remove any lumps and to lighten the flour.  Gently place dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.

*Cut the butter into very small (chocolate chip size) pieces and drop into the flour mixture.

*Combine the butter with the flour mixture using a pastry blender, a large fork or your fingers.

*Mix cream and vanilla in a measuring cup and then pour it into the flour-butter mixture.

*Stir together with a large spoon or your hands until a soft dough forms.

Do not overmix.

*Take out a third of the dough and place it on a floured surface.

*Without over working the dough, knead it 3 or four times, adding a bit of flour so that you can roll it out in the shape of a rough rectangle that is about an inch thick.

*Cut out rounds and place them on a parchment or silicone lined baking sheet.

*You may brush the tops with cream and/or  sprinkle with sugar if desired.

*Repeat with remaining dough.

*Bake at 375  degrees until scones rise and turn a golden brown.

Serve with your favorite jam and tea.