Sunflower Faith

I haven’t abandoned drinking coffee, but after finally able to get a key ingredient needed, cream, I couldn’t resist trying out this recipe I found over at, Confession of a Tart, for Strawberry Scones.

What captured my attention about this recipe, was the fact that it was:
1. Filled with strawberries,
2. Easy to make
3. Easy to make.

Okay that’s really two reasons, but after trying out this recipe, you’ll find yourself emphasizing how easy and wonderful this recipe is to make.

Naturally, after making this, I couldn’t see having a cup of coffee with the scones, so I actually brewed a cup of black tea with a little cream and sugar, and wow wow…what a great afternoon break did it make.

Making this recipe, I took a little liberty with the recipe such as, cutting the strawberries into tiny pieces, which when it comes time to actually kneading the dough, I found that it, made the process much easier and there was less squished strawberries in the process.

The biggest regret was that I have a Kodak, Easyshare Z1285 camera, that is basically, point and click, and when it comes to close ups…well….I found my own eyes crossing looking at the viewfinder, so have to apologize ahead of time for the photo qualities.

Now on to the making of the scones.

First of all, cut up the strawberries, and I recommend in small pieces and not just quartered, plus they are easier to store and if later on, you want to make a smoothie, throw it on top of a smoothie, eat alone, throw at people, juggle (okay, when cut very small, its not easy to juggle so nevermind the juggling part), the smaller pieces work much better.

Mix the ingredients per the instructions from, Confessions of a Tart and when you have the strawberries in the bowl, gently, fold them over, it doesn’t take much and you’ll find why the smaller pieces are so much easier to work with.

Kneading the dough into form

Then it comes time to knead the dough on a flour surface.

Folding over the strawberries

I discovered that it doesn’t take much to knead this into form and it helps to go slowly and very very very gently.

I would say maybe knead the dough, to make sure all the dry ingredients are combined, about six times. If it feels a little dry, open a small hole in the center and pour a little bit of cream….not a lot, but a little bit.

The “fun” part, and this is my first time, was getting the scones the right thickness, and in retrospect, I think, I might have made the scones a little thicker than they should have been, but they were still all consumed without a complaint at the end.

When you form the “round circle”, it will look roughly like the photo, I’ve enclosed.

Formed dough

Then slice the scones from your now formed dough circle.

Sliced scones

Scones were laid out on the cookie sheet (don’t you love my action shots) .

Ready to bake

Cooked it to what you know see…..the final product. The scones were baked at 400 degrees for ten minutes and then I sprinkled a little bit of sugar on top and place the scones, back in the oven, for another ten minutes, while checking to make sure they were lightly golden brown and if they sprung back, when touched, they were ready to come out.

Final product

In case you are wondering about the taste…this was my first time making and tasting a scone, so just going from what I made and doesn’t reflect any other scones, but this was a very subtle sweet taste, due to the sugar, sprinkled lightly during the last ten minutes of baking.

I like that it is basically, a biscuit, so if you want sweeter, I would probrably suggest adding more than 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar (I posted the link to the original recipe, due to not knowing if I could repost the recipe here), but for me…the 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar was enough.

With this recipe too, I’m thinking one can substitute other fruits then strawberries, particularly if you are allergic to strawberries, but if you do a search online, you’ll find this and many other recipes that you can make just as easy.

For me, this was perfect and best part (and highly recommend), to double the recipe when initially making and then chilling the rest in case of unexpected company, late night snack cravings, or just wanting to make a habit of having afternoon tea with scones.

I wish my scones came out even close to being half as pretty as the Strawberry Scones that, Confession of a Tart, made, but this is my first time at it and it was still fun and great!

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