The American way of food
May. 19th, 2012 09:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
desperanceReally I'm only writing this up so that I can do it again on demand, if demanded.
I made blueberry buttermilk scones for breakfast. How American is that?
British people, look away now; I have no equivalents for you. Ceci n'est pas un recipe.
Put two cups of all-purpose flour in a bowl, and add three tablespoons of granulated sugar; also two heaped teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Grate in almost a full stick of salted frozen butter, sparing only that little bit that otherwise you'd grate your fingers. Mix it up. Add a thing of fresh blueberries.
Beat an egg with half a cup of buttermilk and a dash of vanilla extract. Working quickly and casually, mix that into the dry stuff, then tip it all out and knead it briefly into a rough dough. As soon as it holds together, shape it into a round and cut into wedgie scone-shapes.
Lay them on parchment paper or a Silpat silicon sheet on a baking tray, brush with buttermilk and scatter with sugar.
Bake at 375 degrees for twenty-five minutes or so, until golden brown and yummy.
Let cool a little if you can, before eating.
I made blueberry buttermilk scones for breakfast. How American is that?
British people, look away now; I have no equivalents for you. Ceci n'est pas un recipe.
Put two cups of all-purpose flour in a bowl, and add three tablespoons of granulated sugar; also two heaped teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Grate in almost a full stick of salted frozen butter, sparing only that little bit that otherwise you'd grate your fingers. Mix it up. Add a thing of fresh blueberries.
Beat an egg with half a cup of buttermilk and a dash of vanilla extract. Working quickly and casually, mix that into the dry stuff, then tip it all out and knead it briefly into a rough dough. As soon as it holds together, shape it into a round and cut into wedgie scone-shapes.
Lay them on parchment paper or a Silpat silicon sheet on a baking tray, brush with buttermilk and scatter with sugar.
Bake at 375 degrees for twenty-five minutes or so, until golden brown and yummy.
Let cool a little if you can, before eating.