Scones and Snow

SCRONES!

So, today it snowed. And I made scones. And they were fabulous. The fact of the matter is that the success of the scones rests entirely upon the shoulders of a dear friend of mine: Angel. On our way home from the Pike Place Market as the snow began to drift down from the fluffy clouds, Angel said, "You know what else is fluffy and delicious, much like the snow clouds? Whipping cream when whipped. Freshly whipped. And I have strong wrists. This means that I can whip the whipping cream until it is whipped."

"Genius, Angel!" I responded. And off we went on an adventure. The result was the perfect compliment to a snowstorm.

Now you get the dull part, which is just the recipe. I adapted it from here and added a little kick of cinnamon and ginger.

{+} Scones Recipe

SCONES:
2 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 tbs cinnamon
1 tbs ginger
powder
1 tbs baking power
1/2 tsp salt

1-1/2 heavy cream

Preheat oven to 400

Mix the dry ingredients thoroughly. Make a well in the middle and add the heavy cream, mixing as you go. If you've still got some dry bits, add more heavy cream and keep mixing. You want the scones to be light, so don't overmix. Just mix until it all sticks together. Go ahead add plop about 8 balls of sconey goodness onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Roll 'em in your hand to make them roundish, but don't squeeze to hard! Scones are sensitive. Paint the scones with a little extra cream, and dust with a bit of sugar, cinammon, and ginger powder.

Pop those nubs in the oven for 15 minutes or until they are golden brown. You don't want gooey scones.

Now, this is where it's handy to have a partner. While one of you is sconesin' (and you are both jonesin' for some sconage) the other should make the whipped whipping cream.

{+} Whipped Whipping Cream!

WHIPPED WHIPPING CREAM:
2 cups heavy cream
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp
vanilla (or extract)

Whisk the cream in a bowl. When you feel like it, add the sugar and vanilla. Keep whisking. Eventually you will have whipped whipping cream! Don't whip too long or things will get "weird and chunky." I'm taking Angel's word for that. She didn't whip too long.

{+} Honey Ginger Drizzle

GINGER-HONEY DRIZZLE:
1 tbs butter
1/4 cup honey
1/3 cup fresh
ginger (finely minced or grated)
1 tsp ginger powder

Once the sconezors are in the ovzors, you need to get your driz on. Over low heat melt the butter in a pan. Add the chopped ginger and ginger powder and squish the ginger nubs with a fork to get the gingery goodness out. When the ginger is softish, add the honey and warm it until it is smooth.

Top a scone with a dollop of whipped cream and a drizzle of the honey-ginger drizzle. Accompany with a cup of warm coffee (with its own touch of heavy cream if you are feeling decadent).

Enjoy.

Signing off,
El Gran Caballero Don Pedro del Toro