After doing my research on this recipe I came upon two schools of thought. The first group believe that the batter goes in the baking dish first followed by the fruit. The other group believe the opposite. I don’t know if there is a difference in taste, but there is in looks. I’m just used to having a buttery crust on top and fruit on the bottom so that’s how this recipe played out.
I rolled out of bed Sunday morning. The house was quiet with everyone still asleep so I had free reign of the kitchen. Here is a quickie recipe that turns up some delicious scones. It works well as a foundation for scones that can be easily enhanced with the addition of dried fruit, herbs, cheese, etc. I chose to add the golden raisins last minute. Compared to regular raisins, golden raisins are slightly sweeter and plumper – but they’re pretty interchangeable. So no worries if you don’t have any on hand. This recipe is supposed to be low-key and these ingredients are usually lurking in every kitchen. Read the rest of this entry
Baking has always been a challenge for me. It all began in my formative years: I received an Easy-Bake Oven one Christmas and decided to make cookies in it. I followed the recipe (as closely as an 8 year old can). Slid the pan in the oven and set the timer. 5 minutes later the house filled with smoke. I had forgotten to take the plastic spatula out of the oven after sliding the pan in. To make matters worse, the plastic melted shut the oven door. I was forced to pull the plug and my very first batch of cookies were never to be realized.
By now you’ve probably noticed that there is no picture to wow you at the top of this post. There’s a reason for that and it has something to do with this recipe turning into a Kitchen Disaster – in which case it will soon appear on that page as well. The cookies tasted delicious, but were definitely lacking in the presentation department. At the end of this post is my analysis of what I believe is the reason for why the cookies turned out how they did.
Nothing melted or caught fire during baking, but these cookies were still quite challenging. Read on to see what happened! Read the rest of this entry
Kitchen Experiments 