Last weekend on the family trip to Stratford, Ontario, we stayed overnight not in a B&B but in a small rental cottage-like house. Since the house didn’t come with someone to make breakfast, I decided to take over the kitchen for the morning, and did a breakfast which turned into a sort of extended brunch experience. Part 1 was two kinds of scones with fruit salad to go with it, and Part 2 was a vegetable fritatta with oven-baked potatoes and salad greens on the side. It was all, shall we say, delicious.
Sadly I have mis-placed my source for the fritatta recipe, but I am happy to share the scone recipes with you as they are an amalgam of 3 or 4 ones I found online. Be warned, though, once you make them you’ll want them every day…
Savoury Buttermilk Scones with Cheese
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup butter
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup buttermilk
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Mix 1st 4 dry ingredients in a bowl, using fork or fingers.
Add cold butter (in small pieces), and work into the dry mixture using fingers, until the butter is worked in – combined mixture is slightly sandy/pebbly texture.
Add shredded cheese, mix in with fingers.
Add buttermilk, mixing with fork then with fingers. Work the dough gently (don’t knead it or over-do it, just work it together with your hands) until it all holds together well. Adjust with teaspoonfuls of flour or buttermilk if too dry/wet, as necessary.
Divide dough into 2 parts. You can do 2 circles and then slice into wedges, or as I did above and do 2 long rectangles and then cut into slices. Place the pieces on a greased baking sheet and bake in the middle of the oven for 18-20 minutes. Be careful not to over-bake.
Cool on wire rack, brush tops with melted butter if desired.
Sweet Buttermilk Scones with Cranberry and Orange
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter
large handful dried cranberries
zest of 1 orange
1 cup buttermilk
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Mix 1st 5 dry ingredients in a bowl, using fork or fingers.
Add cold butter (in small pieces), and work into the dry mixture using fingers, until the butter is worked in – combined mixture is slightly sandy/pebbly texture.
Add dried cranberries and zest, mix in with fingers.
Add buttermilk, mixing with fork then with fingers. Work the dough gently (don’t knead it or over-do it, just work it together with your hands) until it all holds together well. Adjust with teaspoonfuls of flour or buttermilk if too dry/wet, as necessary.
Divide dough into 2 parts. You can do 2 circles and then slice into wedges, or as I did above and do 2 long rectangles and then cut into slices. Place the pieces on a greased baking sheet and bake in the middle of the oven for 18-20 minutes. Be careful not to over-bake.
Cool on wire rack, brush tops with melted butter if desired, then dust with sugar. (I am itching to drizzle them with a bit of icing, actually, but I worry that might go too far for breakfast food. Hmm.)
Enjoy as needed!
Mmm….those look fantastic! 🙂
For the mixing, do you have to use your fingers? Mind you, I’m not adverse to that or anything–I just have a pastry cutter which I tend to favor for such tasks. Would that work OK?
Mmm… these look fabulous! I love scones made with buttermilk rather than cream. Thanks for sharing the recipes. As soon as the temps go below the 90s I’ll give them a try.
Ahh I was just looking for scone recipes. They look delicious 😀
Mmmmmm, cupcakes and now scones? Yum! Thank you!
My apartment did not come with somebody to cook breakfast. Wanna come over? 😀
You are KILLING me. I literally just got back from a run and nothing in the world sounds better than scones.
Ooohhh, yummy. I love scones. I have tried several ‘scone’ recipes, none of which actually made ‘scones.’ I am really excited to try these this weekend! Thank you for sharing!
yummmmmm
I love scones: we have them for morning and afternoon tea, and when they are a liitle stale, we toast them for supper!! Thanks for the recipe and I have to say that I have a picture of 2 kinds of scones sitting on my camera waiting to be recipe-ed on my blog too!!! Great Minds!!!!!
Yum!!! I will definitely be making these in the near future. Thanks for sharing the recipes. 🙂
yummy yummy!
Yum! Thank you for that recipe, it will be a great one for the kids on a rainy day too.
scones have to be one of my favorite breakfast treats! i have never made savory ones, but the buttermilk version sounds yummy!
Mmmm…Scones! thanks for reminding me that they are easy to make and can be made both savoury and sweet.
I have half a carton of buttermilk kicking around the fridge, and I’ve been wondering what to do with it- I think your scone recipe is in order!
Oh, those scones look just fabulous – I’ll have to make some, and soon!
The scones look yummy & I do like scones – will have to give your recipe a try. Thanks.