I was quite happy yesterday because I got to bring dinner to my good friend Stacie whose third child was born a week ago. It was a great excuse not only to spend the afternoon cooking and enveloping my house in delicious smells, but also to hold her little daughter Lucy again, who just so happens to be one of the most adorable babies ever and positively makes me ga-ga.
As you all know, fall has been occupying my mind lately, so of course I picked two recipes that, to me, are very fall-ish. This first one has been a favorite of mine for some time, and I could simply eat these until I pop.
1 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup warm water
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar-- plus 2 tsp sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp nutmeg, divided
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, chilled, cut into 8 pieces
3/4 cup buttermilk (I always use this instead)
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tsp milk
Preheat oven to 400 degrees; grease baking sheets. Combine the cranberries and water in a small bowl; set aside.
Place the flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, baking soda, and salt in a mixer bowl.
Drain the cranberries and add to the flour mixture. Turn mixer to low speed and mix for about 15 seconds until the cranberries are coated with the flour mixture. Add the butter pieces. Continuing on low speed, mix for about 30 seconds, or until the butter is the size of peas. Stop and scrape the bowl.
Add the buttermilk and sour cream. Continuing on low speed, mix for about 30 seconds, or until a soft dough forms (it will be sticky).
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 4-5 times, using enough flour so it doesn't stick to your hands. Flatten dough out (I just use my hands) into a 1/2 inch thick circles.
Cut the dough with a 2-inch round cutter. Place the scones two inches apart on the baking sheets. Combine the remaining 2 tsp sugar and 1/4 tsp nutmeg; mix well. Brush the tops of the scones with milk and sprinkle with the sugar mixture.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until light golden brown. Delicious served slightly warm. Makes approximately 12 scones.
Note: if desired, pat all of the dough into a 9-inch round on a greased baking sheet. Using a floured knife, cut the dough all the way through into 8 wedges; do not separate the wedges. Brush with milk and sprinkle with the sugar mixtures. Bake at 400 for 20-30 minutes or until light golden brown. (this makes for some very LARGE scones, so I prefer the previous method, even though this one is a bit less labor.)
Breakfast this morning: one leftover scone, warmed slightly, with a steaming hot cup of vanilla chai tea. Ahhhh, perfect, especially when enjoyed with my morning devotions, in peace and quiet as my girls played outside
11 comments:
Yummm...need to make these like, now.
um, i don't have any fall recipes. i hate to cook(shocking, i know). will you come please be my wife, pretty please:)
Both look amazing! Talia I am consumed with fall right now also! It has taken possession over all of my thoughts! All of our fall clothes (including Peyton’s) are washed, hung by size and color, and begging to be worn! My pumpkin spice tea is just sitting on the counter begging me to brew some hot water, the decorations are all in the proper places. I even bought candy corn! And to top it all off, it is going to be 90 freakin degrees today ... what is wrong with Bakersfield? It is either summer or winter around here, I want some FALL! =)
I have an almost identical recipe for this soup and we had it two nights ago!! I have been waiting all summer to make it again....a family favorite! My recipe calls for Italian sausage (instead of hamurger).
YUM! Now I am trying to think of what I should make this weekend in light of the forcasted 70 degrees!!
I'm with you.....it doesn't get any better than Fall!!
Dinner is done! Thanks to you!
Peace - Rene
YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM....... YUM. =D
Davi-- sure, I would love to come be your wife and cook yummy things for you to eat, if you will sew me many beautiful things. Um, do you think our husbands would mind??? ;)
Angela-- I KNOW what you mean, I keep waiting for the weather to match my fall mood. Hooray for this weekend's weather!!
Cheri-- I bet Italian sausage would be SO good in this recipe. I must try it sometime!
i LOVE scones and i LOVE chai and i LOVE fall so all i can say to this post is YUM YUM YUM!!!!!!!!
*sigh*
Awww ... so sweet you brought your friend a little treat! Those scones look so yummy! And I adore that little plate! So cute!
Yum I've never made scones before but I've always wanted to. Maybe someday I'll try these out
I can attest to the yummy goodness of the scones! Talia has even made them for me for my birthday because she knows I LOVE them! :)
The soup sounds good. I am glad it is going to be soup weather this weekend! Too bad it's supposed to be 86 again next week.
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