Scone or scone?
Welcome to my blog! As a virgin blogger I'd firstly like to thank you for taking the time to pop on over and visit me. I'm very new to this so please excuse any errors of blogging etiquette and hopefully I'll find my way soon enough.
My name is Gemma and I live in Liverpool with my lovely husband and our pet goldfish. I have an office job by day, but my real passions are baking and crafting. I'm currently working towards a level two ABC qualification in pastry and patisserie at night school which I'm really enjoying, and which has inspired me to start my little blog.
The course teaches the basic skills you need to become a great baker, with the odd 'rustic' bake along the way. We make lots of delicious, classic goodies and it started me thinking - these recipes have been around for decades so why aren't there as many trendy shops dedicated to scones, jam roly poly, egg custard tarts and the like, as there are dedicated to cupcakes, blondies, rainbow cakes etc...?
I want my blog to explore the best of traditional baking. I can't guarantee everything I make will work first time but I promise to still show you the results! I'll be trying my hand at lots of different recipes, and attempting a few variations every now and then.
Today's bake is the humble scone. Or is it a scone? Either way they're delicious, and a classic at which my mum is an expert. There are lots of different ways to make a scone, and today I've tried coconut and cherry.
Hubby said they look a little flat, but these aren't meant to be sliced in half and piled high with jam and clotted cream (or clotted cream and jam depending on whether you're in Cornwall or Devon! ). These scones are for enjoying purely because they're a tasty, stand-alone goodie.
Replacing a portion of the flour with dessicated coconut gives them a crumblier texture, but the added stickiness of the glacé cherries helps to stop them completely falling apart.
Scones are so adaptable and work great as a blank canvas for a variety of flavour combinations. I'd love to hear from you if you have any ideas to try...
