Saturday, March 15, 2014
Orange-Cranberry Scones
The New York Times recently featured a recipe for orange-currant scones which sounded exceptionally good, and I duly printed out the recipe for future reference.
Cue a shopping day with my friend E, who likes scones, and I thought that I would make them for her. As you know, scones should be eaten on the day they are made, so I made them on the morning that I was going to meet E. I only had a short time in which to make them, leading inevitably to a time pressure disaster.
First, I couldn't find any plain flour in the cupboard and thought I'd run out. I was mistaken - I had simply put all of the flour into glass jars to try and eradicate a case of pantry moths, but forgotten about it. Unfortunately, I did not remember in time to make the scones, so I frantically turned to alternatives in my cupboard.
I had a bag of coconut flour and thought that I would use this to make the scones instead. Umm, except that I forgot that coconut flour does not contain gluten, which is necessary to make scones. After substituting the plain flour with an equal quantity of coconut flour, I ended up with a crumbly mess.
To try and rescue the situation, I added a cup of self raising flour (yep, I had some of that) and an extra quarter cup of milk to the mixture. (Note that I used milk, not cream, in my scones.) Miraculously, it formed dough that stuck together. Instead of currants, I used dried cranberries in my scones.
The scones were duly baked and cut and topped with lemon curd:
The verdict - my concoction made scones, albeit a little drier than I am used to. They were also more crumbly and did not travel well, so E only got a few scones. However, if you are not travelling with the scones, my substitutions are perfectly serviceable, if you want a scone with a coconut flavour and a different texture to the norm.
What I loved about these scones was the orange-cranberry flavour combination. Whether you make them in the way you are supposed to, or make some experimental substitutions like me, these scones have a delicious flavour from the fruit, and are definitely worth a burl.
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5 comments:
A lot of people have been talking about the orange cranberry combination. I must give it a go!
I think you made a great save! I love the idea of coconut flour. They look quite tasty!
Oh no, a flour emergency. I usually only have plain flour and make it self raising. The scones sound yummy!!
curse those pantry moths - glad you overcame their evil ways at least to make the scones - hope the glass jars are helping - I am constantly trying to find ways to thwart them
The main point being - your friend got her scones!!! Disaster into not so much!!
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