Cooking
I don't think I've made any breakfast treats for Matt since before the holidays. A girl can burn out after two big family meals, you know.
But Wednesday night, I found a recipe for Spiced Buttermilk Scones with Marmalade, and knew that not only would Matt love them, but I had all the ingredients handy.
Terribly simple recipe. Flour, sugar, baking powder, ground ginger and cloves mixed together. Add butter and mix till the requisite pea-size/crumbly stage occurs. Stir in buttermilk, knead, and quarter the dough. Roll each piece into a seven-inch disk. Over two disks, brush a melted butter/marmalade mixture (recipe called for orange, but I still have some of my lemon marmalade kicking around, so guess what I used?) not quite to the edges. Top with remaining disks, and seal edges. Brush tops with remaining marmalade, and bake till golden and cooked through.
Here's Matt's review: "Tender, lemony without being acid, just barely sweet. A hint of complexity due to the spices, but nothing too challenging. Very nice with green tea."
Blog Party #6 has been announced, and this month? We're going Retro! Click here for all the information, and remember: Blog Party entries are due today!
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Cooking
Spiced Buttermilk Scones with Marmalade
I don't think I've made any breakfast treats for Matt since before the holidays. A girl can burn out after two big family meals, you know.
But Wednesday night, I found a recipe for Spiced Buttermilk Scones with Marmalade, and knew that not only would Matt love them, but I had all the ingredients handy.
Terribly simple recipe. Flour, sugar, baking powder, ground ginger and cloves mixed together. Add butter and mix till the requisite pea-size/crumbly stage occurs. Stir in buttermilk, knead, and quarter the dough. Roll each piece into a seven-inch disk. Over two disks, brush a melted butter/marmalade mixture (recipe called for orange, but I still have some of my lemon marmalade kicking around, so guess what I used?) not quite to the edges. Top with remaining disks, and seal edges. Brush tops with remaining marmalade, and bake till golden and cooked through.
Here's Matt's review: "Tender, lemony without being acid, just barely sweet. A hint of complexity due to the spices, but nothing too challenging. Very nice with green tea."
Blog Party #6 has been announced, and this month? We're going Retro! Click here for all the information, and remember: Blog Party entries are due today!Tagged with
Food and Drink, Baking, Breakfast, Blogging
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Fresh popped popcorn, barbecue, cinnamon buns. You know what I'm getting at, right? Some foods smell so good you just have to have them. Scientists tell us that our sense of smell is the strongest memory trigger, though I think in this case it just...
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Another another recipe from this book, a nice, old-fashioned, Gingerbread cake. Flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger and salt mixed together, with a bit of shortening cut in till crumbly. Set some aside, and to the rest mix in egg, molasses,...
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Do you know the Muffin Man??? Another easy breakfast for Matt...a quick and simple muffin. Equal parts flour and corn meal, brown sugar, baking powder & soda, salt; buttermilk, brown sugar, egg and oil. Bake till golden. If you'd like the recipe,...
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