Everybody must get sconed!

For those of you in the Chicago area (or the Midwest in general), it is highly likely that tomorrow you will be snowed in.  Some might be disappointed by the fact that they won’t be able to drive in on the Kennedy for their typical 45 minute commute but instead have to hang out in their warm house for the day.  Sad!  So, what to do all day?  Well, there’s probably a closet that needs to be reorganized or you could finally upload all of those photos onto Facebook from last year’s vacation or….you could bake!
In my world, nothing makes me feel cozier than crappy weather outside and the smell of something simmering on the stove or baking in the oven inside.  I normally consider myself a cook rather than a baker.  I’ve found that baking generally takes a level of precision and patience that I usually do not have.  However, a few weeks ago I decided to bake some scones after being inspired by a blueberry lemon scone recipe on the Homemade Mothering blog (here’s the link:  http://www.homemademothering.com/2011/01/blueberry-lemon-scones.html).  What I found was that making scones is actually pretty simple!  I substituted 1/3 of the all purpose flour for whole wheat flour and upped the moisture content a bit (probably because the air in our apartment is dry as a bone) and they were absolutely delicious.

I also used the scone making as an excuse to whip up some of Alice Water’s lemon curd using some gorgeous Meyer lemons given to us by one of our customers (thanks Richard!).  Here’s the recipe upon which I based my curd:  http://justpigs.posterous.com/lemon-curd-4.  Holy decadence, Batman!  The lemon curd was the perfect rich/tangy balance to my slightly crumbly scones.

To accompany the scones and curd we brewed up some of Intelligentsia’s single origin Kenyan coffee and curled up on the couch under a blanket.  So I say forget the projects that you have to do tomorrow and enjoy your snow day with a little scone, coffee and perhaps a good book.

February 1st, 2011 1 Comment posted in Uncategorized

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