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Classic scones
SCONES! They are something like small buns or cookies, which are a typical English tea snacks. The classic ones are traditionally served with a kind of thick high-fat cream, along with butter, honey or jam. They are of Irish origin, but some sources say they come from Scotland. The name comes from Danish and means “pure, fine white bread”, and in Scottish it means “crush”. They are usually made from wheat flour, wholegrain flour or oatmeal, with baking powder (or baking soda) and baked on large flat pans. They can be sweet or salty, you can add cheese, fresh or frozen fruits, nuts, honey, maple syrup, chocolate, olives, sun-dried tomatoes,…
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Very chocolate scones
SCONES are something like small bread, cakes, muffins or sweets. Their origin is Irish, but some sources say they come from Scotland. The name comes from Danish and means “pure, fine white bread” and in Scottish it means “crush”. Maybe that’s why the pronounciation is different – “scOns” or “scOUns”. They are usually made from wheat flour, whole grain flour, or oatmeal, with baking powder (or baking soda), which are bakes on large flat trays. They can be sweet or salty and in some cases egg-washed before baking. Cheeses, fresh or frozen fruits can be added to them, and in modern kitchen fusion there are recipes with nuts (walnuts, almonds),…
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Mince pie (traditional English Christmas cake)
Here’s an idea for your Christmas table – Mince pie. For the first time I heard about it from the best English teacher – my daughter’s teacher – Miss Maria Angelova. Ever since I was told this thing exists and how delicious it was, it has been on my recipes waiting list. But I knew I would make it for Christmas, because then it is its time. Because of the meaning of “mince”, my first surprise was that it’s a sweet pie. Probably the stuffing of a variety of fruits and nuts is so reminiscent of minced meat that I guess that’s where the name tag comes from. Thanks also…
