Okay, so I obviously have a problem. I know this. But I can't stop it with the strawberries. Due to the near-visible pollen levels in our apartment, I found myself at the grocery store again on Sunday in search of allergy medicine, and somehow - we'll never know how, exactly - another pint of strawberries made it into my basket. Let's just chalk it up to a time/space/strawberry rift and never speak of it again.When I made the Strawberry Shortcake Cookies last week, I enjoyed eating them, but couldn't help but think they would be better as a breakfast food, and not a cookie. So earlier tonight I hybridized a scone recipe from this Martha Stewart scone and this Alton Brown version. The result? Buttery, flaky, scones that almost satisfy my strawberry desires.
Almost.
Strawberry & Cream Scones
Makes 15
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup cake flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup sugar
1 stick cold unsalted butter, cubed
1 cup fresh strawberries, cubed
3/4 cup cream (ours was from Hillcrest Dairy, and it was impossibly rich and creamy)
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking powder and sugar until combined. It's best to handle the dough as little as possible during this process, so cut in the butter with a pastry cutter until it forms coarse crumbs. Stir in strawberries and mix with a fork until berries are lightly covered in flour.
2. In a small bowl, whisk cream, egg and vanilla. Pour into flour mixture, then mix with fork until just combined. There should still be a little bit of flour left in the bowl.
3. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and flatten into a rough rectangle, approximately 1 inch thick, then cut into 15 triangles. Transfer to baking sheet and bake until golden brown, approximately 20 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Enjoy with tea.
This was, admittedly, not the most patriotic cooking activity I could have undertaken on Memorial Day, but whatever. Maybe I served them on a blue plate, okay? Get off my back, man! Who are you, the pastry police?I thought you were cool.
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3 comments:
You really made me smile with your post. I promise never to speak of it again. (If it makes you feel better, I went out for toothpaste and came home with MORE asparagus. It's almost finished here and I gotta get those spears while I can.) These scones look delish.
Those scones WERE delish. Thanks for sharing, Dana! I'm about to eat the LAST ONE!
Isn't it funny how certain grocery items seem to leap into the cart, willy-nilly? I can see asparagus as one of those things.
And thank you for helping us eat the scones, Nancy! I was staring down over a dozen of those things and it was not pretty. Not for two people, anyway.
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