I've got some friends coming over for tea and a visit with my kitties later today.

[kestrel91316]

I'm baking two kinds of scones: Cranberry-Walnut, and Herbed Cheddar. I am using the basic universal scone recipe in King Arthur Flour's 200th Anniversary cookbook. The cranberry have 5 T. sugar, 1 c. dried orange-flavored cranberries from TJs and 1 c. chopped walnuts, and I use 4 T. butter. The cheddar will have no sugar, 1 c. grated cheddar, 2 tsp herbes de Provence, and 4 T. butter.

I have made variations of this recipe before and just love it. They give the ranges of butter and sugar you can try for different effects, and how much of any special ingredients to add to customize it. I can't wait.

I just bake my scones in a big bannock and then cut after baking into wedges because I am too lazy to make individual scones, lol.

[Lucinda]

1. Both sound delicious.

I've never seen orange flavored dried cranberries before. Also never made scones at home before. It doesn't seem too complicated with a good recipe...?

[kestrel91316]

2. The orange cranberries are from Trader Joe's. And scones, like

other quick breads, are EASY. They are sort of glorified biscuits.

[Lucinda]

3. We live in a Trader Joe-free zone. We'd have to drive forever to get to one.

I'll live vicariously through you on the orange-cranberries. :)

[kestrel91316]

4. I bet you could find some on the internet. You can buy ANYTHING

on the internet. Wanna buy my never-used 10w solar panel, lol?

[Lucinda]

5. You're right! I just found several in about 10 seconds on google.

:rofl:

[kestrel91316]

6. I remember life before the internet. Now I can't imagine life without it.

I bet King Arthur Flour has them in their online catalog.....

[Lucinda]

8. Yup. I feel the same way. Our service was down while we waited for our dsl only line

to be installed, and SEVERAL times I had a question about something and think "I'll go look that up online!" and then would be stopped in my tracks when I remembered we had no internet(s).

I'm sooooo spoiled.

KA probably does have them. They have everything. :)

[MagickMuffin]

7. You didn't mention how much flour you use

I found a scone recipe that I've been using

2 cups flour
1 t baking powder
1/4 t baking soda
1/4 C sugar

Process together in Food Processor

Add 1/2 stick butter cut into chunks

Process until crumbly

Add 2/3 c 1/2 & 1/2, milk or cream..... I use 1/2 & 1/2

Blend until it comes together.

I bake them on parchment paper. After everything is blended I put in on the parchment lined cookie sheet with flour, knead it a few times, pat it into a circle and cut it into 8 sections.

I brush the tops with an egg milk wash and sprinkle sugar and cinnamon.

Bake in preheated 400º oven for 17 minutes.

[kestrel91316]

9. My recipe is bigger - calls for 3 c flour. I use 2 c white and 1 c white whole wheat.