MORNING SCONES

I met Jen in college. She was crazy. Not the crazy crazy, but the good kind of crazy. She smiled a lot, had a great sense of humor and always knew how to have fun even during medial tasks. She's a rare breed of female.

We didn't hit it off initially. I thought she was introverted and had mostly male friends. And she thought I was, to put it frankly "a bitch". I can't even remember the first place we met each other, but wherever, or whenever it was we hit it off.

We've been friends for 8 years now. We're both married married to Jon's and we both have baby girls.

 

For my wedding Jen made me a recipe book out of a leather bound photo book. She wove pictures of us throughout the years in it. Some from college, special trips and even one from her wedding. I cherish this gift. This is one of my favorite recipes from her collection, now gifted to me.

 

MORNING SCONES:

 

3 cups flour

1/2 sugar

5 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cups butter

1 egg, beaten

1 cup milk

 

 

Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry tool. Beat egg in a measuring cup and fill to 1 cup with milk, mix together.
 

 

Stir wet ingredients into dry. turn dough on lightly floured surface. Cut into two sections. Make each sections into 1/2 inch thick rounds. cut into wedges.

 

 

Try adding this combinations to the mixture:

orange zest & cranberries

lemon & blueberries

chocolate chips

Raspberries & white chocolate*
 

 

Cook at 400F for 12- 14 minutes or until lightly browned.

*My favorite :)