Post Numero Uno

We decided it would be fun to start an informal blog where Kim and I post whatever suits our fancy to share with others. We'll both be contributing yummy foods (especially Kim- make whatever she writes about- she's a fabulous chef and baker!), sewing projects we're working on, deep thoughts, motherhood adventures, or ... really whatever we feel like.

As an initiation rite, I'm going to tell you about my latest sorta-obsession: SCONES! By sorta-obsessed, I mean that I've made them like 4 times in the last two weeks. In an effort to make them somewhat healthier (at least in my own mind) and awesomely delicious, I think I've nearly perfected my cranberry-orange variation. Make them, and tell me what you think!

Delicious Cranberry Orange Scones

1 cup oats

1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup white sugar

1 1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

8 tbsp butter, frozen

1/2 cup plain greek yogurt

1 egg

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1 orange

Crunchy sugar (like demerara or turbinado)

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.

2. In food processor, use chopper blade to grind oats into a fine powder.

3. In medium bowl, mix oats, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

4. In food processor, use slicer blade to grate butter into shreds. (I find it easier to cut the butter in half and grate it 1/2 at a time.)

5. Dump all the butter shreds into dry mix. Mix it all up together.

6. Zest the entire orange into the bowl, then carefully (so you don't get seeds in the dough) squeeze some of the juice from 1/2 the orange into the dough (maybe about 1 tablespoon of juice?). 

7. Use food processor, chopper blade, to chop cranberries into smaller pieces. Dump in dough.

8. In a small bowl, mix yogurt and egg. Dump into flour mixture. Mix up until large clumps form.

9. Take off your rings- you're about to get gooey. :-)

10. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl and kneed until a big ball forms. (It might take a few minutes, but don't add any more liquid if it seems dry, it'll come together soon). 

11. On lightly floured surface, pat dough ball into a circle about 3/4 to 1 inch thick. Sprinkle with the crunchy sugar, and lightly press the sugar so it sticks. Slice into either squares or triangles (like a pie) with a sharp knife.

12. Put on a parchment paper lined baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden- about 15 minutes.

13. Wait until slightly cooled to eat so you don't blister your tongue, but don't drool too much while waiting.

There may or may not have been an entire batch two days ago. Now there are only 4, I mean 3, left.

Enjoy these with a steaming cup of tea or coffee. And look for a new flavor soon!!

-Celina