Foodie Friday...It's all about SCONES & Please, Don't Forget The Devonshire Cream!

Thanks Ms. Gollum from Designs by Gollum, for hosting Foodie Friday!

This is my first week joining in on the FOODIE FUN!

Today we'll be making Buttermilk Scones, Recipe included below: ;)

This is my favorite scone recipe (one of them ;), because I get to use my mixer instead of having to "cut in" the butter. It's SOOOOO easy when you use the "Tupperware" Wonderbowl., (I don't think they make this anymore., what a shame) I can tilt it while mixing and the lid has a snap off that gives me a hole in the center top so the flour doesn't fly everywhere! Hi Ho Silver....Away ~ goes the mixer, whirling, twirling...and such till all are fine little granular morsels. ;)
Then, a very important method I use is to make sure once I get the scone mixture shaped onto my baking stone or sheet., I use a Pizza Cutter to score the scones before baking them. Before I use it though...I spray it with a "pam like" spray. I like the Mazola Pure spray because they don't use any silicone or alcohol in it.

Now, this recipe called to mix the raisins in before adding the milk, but not everyone likes raisins, so this time...I decided to press a few onto the tops of some before baking. They did very well...and they look so pretty like this. (This recipe makes either 16 large scones, or 32 smaller scones as I've made this time when I made them)

See how pretty and golden these look after they came out of the oven? Once again, I used the pizza cutter to score them again where you see the lines, and I then lift them on to a cooling rack.

...here they are finishing cooling. I always make sure they have completed cooling before storing in an airtight container. Sometimes I'll use quart size freezer bags and make sure I remove all the air from the bag before sealing. These can also be frozen., and defrosted in the microwave for 10-15 seconds before serving. They taste like they were just baked fresh from the oven when trying this method of defrosting. Make sure you rotate the scone when defrosting in microwave.

Serve with Mock Devonshire Cream

1/2 cup whipping cream

2 Tbl Confectioners Sugar

1/2 cup sour cream

Whip cream and add Confectioners Sugar two minutes before done whipping.

Once done, fold in sour cream.

Voila...it's that easy and is ready to serve a dollop on any scone you love!

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Bon Appetite!

~Au Revoir

~CC Catherine