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as a much needed break from studying, i decided to engage in some relaxing baking. since i am in charge of pies for thanksgiving dessert and scones for the morning after breakfast party, i decided to give the recipes a go. the scone recipe came from giada de laurentiis and i modified it a bit.

Rosemary and Strawberry Scones

Ingredients:

-2 cups all purpose flour
-1/2 cup sugar
-2 teaspoons baking powder
-1 tablespoon finely chopped rosemary
-1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
-6 tablespoons of butter, cut into little pieces
-1 cup heavy cream
-strawberry jam

since my food processor is little, i followed the handmade directions, which worked fine. plus the extra arm workout helps balance out the very caloric nature of these delicious flaky treats. but if you are gifted with a large food processor, by all means, use the technology.

1. stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl

2. next chop and mix in the rosemary

3. blend in the chopped up pieces of butter in with either a pastry cutter or a fork until the mixture resembles a crumbly meal

4. gently stir in the cream until the mixture forms a dough

4. roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick. cut out shapes as desired…i made circles using a large drinking glass.  (i also forgot to take pictures during this part of the baking because my hands were covered in floury-dough).

5. now giada’s recipe calls for rolling out the scones to 1/2 inch thick, then making an indent on the top of the scone to put the jam in. i wanted the jam to be contained inside the scone, so i rolled out the scones to half the thickness. layed out the bottom layers, and made little indents and filled them with strawberry jam, about 1 teaspoon in each. then i placed another layer of scone on the top and squeezed the edges together to bind them.

6. place scones on a greased baking sheet and bake at 375 for 18-20 minutes until golden brown around the edges.

7. when they are golden brown and smelling delicious, remove from oven and place scones on a wire rack to cool.

these turned out FABULOUSLY! highly recommend this recipe. giada also includes a lemon powdered sugar glaze that i omitted because these are already pretty sweet. but this recipe can be modified to accommodate whatever fruit or spices you have on hand.  happy eating!

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