Saturday, April 17, 2010

Impromptu Strawberry Scones

At Gregan's Bistro, the Friday night special is...scones. After dinner and a movie (The Hurt Locker), we came home and weren't tired, so Megan baked. I'd say we baked, but I only "dictated" and watched Megan do her magic. Friday night baking is what all the cool kids are doing!

Seriously though, Megan and I have fun in the kitchen and enjoy looking through cookbooks, talking about food, and shopping for ingredients. I think that we're lucky to gain so much enjoyment from something you do every day: eat.

I highly suggest that you try something new in your own kitchen (instead of watching more Iron Chef America). Maybe you're not ready for baking impromptu scones on a Friday night, but how about roasting chicken Sunday evening?

This has been a public service announcement brought to you by Gregan's Bistro.

-Greg


Strawberry Scones
by Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
*We would suggest adding more sugar (doubling or tripling the amount) in the recipe and using larger sugar crystals to sprinkle on top. The scones were great, but not sweet at all. We understand that scones are not as sweet as other pastries, but these still needed more sugar. These scones tasted more like biscuits and less like the scones you would purchase at your local bakery.

-Prepping the scone batter
"Our whole health kick right now is going out the window."



-Finishing the scone batter with strawberries
"Beautiful girl, beautiful dough..."


-Cutting up the scones
"I have a boyfriend with no foot. He can't have a girlfriend with no hands."


-Applying the egg wash
"Everybody loves crystalized yumminess."



-Cream cheese scones take one
"My hair is just not as pretty..."


-Cream cheese scones take two
"This is real cooking, none of that Food Network bull$hit."



-Scones coming out of the oven. Golden brown and delicious...GBD. Mmmm.


-A look inside the cream cheese scones. Marvel at their deliciousness.

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