So I'm sitting here at work, spending my lunch hour inside, because it is cold and windy outside. Not my happiest place, but far better than many others I have found myself in through the years.
Built scones this morning and tried sweetening them up a little more. I used this recipe:
3 cups Flour
1 cup Sugar
1 T Baking Power
1/4 tsp. Baking Soda
Pinch Kosher Salt
1/3 cup Heavy Cream
5 T Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup Julienne Dried Apricots
1 Egg
1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract
Now, Maybe they were a little too sweet, but the crowd here at S&P seemed to dig them. In some ways I have to say that by adding more sugar the scones are finally right for the crazed sweet tooth of the American consumer. Next up I'm going savory scone style with cornmeal, cheddar & bacon. I think it will work, but it might take a little finesse along with a mighty splash of trial and error. What the hell I'm up for anything about now.
It's funny, because now that I don't work in a kitchen I find myself wanting to bake rather than prepare ridiculous meals and I don't know why. I've never enjoyed working as a pastry chef, but now I seem to have the patience for it. It's calming for me in many ways. Maybe I'm just getting old.
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