{"id":789,"date":"2009-08-18T14:00:40","date_gmt":"2009-08-18T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/?p=789"},"modified":"2012-09-03T18:03:48","modified_gmt":"2012-09-03T18:03:48","slug":"scones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/?p=789","title":{"rendered":"Scones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/summer2009-026.jpg\" alt=\"summer2009-026\" title=\"summer2009-026\" width=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/summer2009-026.jpg 500w, https:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/summer2009-026-300x130.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>We have enjoyed a Sunday brunch &#8211; a fine brunch. An upstanding brunch. A brunch in which to take pride. <\/p>\n<p>This began when we found this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Secret-Garden-Cookbook-Inspired-Burnetts\/dp\/0060277408\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=books&#038;qid=1250444774&#038;sr=1-1\">cookbook <\/a>at the library that was inspired by the English food the kids eat in Frances Hodgson Burnett&#8217;s <em>The Secret Garden<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>One of the very easiest things to make in the book is scones &#8211; but to serve them the traditional manner, one must have clotted cream and jam. One can find clotted cream at specialty stores or online. If one feels like a dairy adventure, there are also recipes <a href=\"http:\/\/allrecipes.com\/Recipe\/Easy-Clotted-Cream\/Detail.aspx\">online <\/a>for creating a close approximation of proper clotted cream. We&#8217;re lucky to have a British Market nearby that sells it and now it seems like it&#8217;s going to become a regular item in our house. Its yumminess is addictive.<\/p>\n<p>But yes, scones. One parent in our household rhymes them with &#8220;stones,&#8221; the other rhymes them with &#8220;cons.&#8221;  This is not a dilemma for which we can reach a satisfactory resolution. The children have been affected, but then they eat one and the clouds pass from their brows. <\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<h4>Scones<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups flour, plus extra for dusting<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 1\/2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons cold unsweetened butter, cut into small pieces<\/li>\n<li>2\/3 cup milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Glaze<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>milk<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. <\/p>\n<p>Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Mix in the butter with your impeccably clean hands, just until the dough resembles coarse bread crumbs. Make a well and add the milk and again mix with your hands, until the dough is just moistened. Place the dough on a lightly floured work surface. Knead just until it comes together, about three or four times.  Form into a ball.  (The kids, by the way, loved mixing, kneading and playing with the dough &#8211; enough that they took some extra to play with while the rest was baking.)  <\/p>\n<p>Pat the dough ball out into a circle that is about 1\/2 to 3\/4 inch thick.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/summer2009-013.jpg\" alt=\"summer2009-013\" title=\"summer2009-013\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-794\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cut into 12 wedges or rounds. <\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/juniorkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/summer2009-015.jpg\" alt=\"summer2009-015\" title=\"summer2009-015\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-795\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With a spatula, place the pieces on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush the tops with milk and sprinkle with sugar for the glaze. <\/p>\n<p>Bake until lightly browned, 8-12 minutes. Serve immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Guests split the scones open and enjoyed them with jam, marmalade and clotted cream.<\/p>\n<p>We managed to save one or two to snack on while watching the film <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/6304698690?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=theguilofscie-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=6304698690\">The Secret Garden<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=theguilofscie-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=6304698690\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>, which had the children hypnotized. <\/p>\n<p>As a variation for a doll&#8217;s tea party, cut the dough with a large thimble to make about 80 thimble scones. Bake for 5-7 minutes. 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