So, it's going to become reeeeaaaalllly obvious that I am addicted to scones, since I make them for breakfast at LEAST twice a week. I use this recipe for my scones . . . so quick and easy. I never thought I'd be able to handle scones; they tasted too delicious to be within my ability level. I love making them, and I love eating them. I am not fast AT ALL in the kitchen, so it sometimes takes me 20 minutes to put together a batch, plus the baking time. If I have it together (a rare situation), I can get a batch into the oven in just 10 minutes.
What's special about the scones I made today? Other than the fact that we have eaten almost all of them? I added the zest of an orange to the dough and used the juice of the orange to make a glaze that I applied after they came out of the oven. I was concerned that it would end up being too much, but it totally wasn't. They were awesome. I loved them! My husband loved them! My son keeps going back out to the kitchen to take a bite of his second scone and announcing, "MMM, delicious!"
I am planning to bake another batch for breakfast tomorrow, but I'm going to add almond extract and poppy seeds instead of orange. Maybe the next batch after that will have cinnamon and sugar. I hope this recipe continues to adapt itself to the variations I come up with. Amazing.
Here's the cost breakdown:
1 3/4 c. flour -- $.58 (I figured this by taking the $2.99 price for 5 pounds and dividing by 9 cups -- the amount I think I get out of each bag -- then multiplying by 1.75.)
1/3 c. real butter -- $.65 (Butter is ridiculously expensive, isn't it? Crazy.)
3 T sugar -- $.15
2 1/2 t baking powder -- $.20 (total estimation; I have no idea how much that can of powder cost me.)
1/4 t salt -- $.00 (I received a giant canister of Himalayan sea salt as a gift and have been using it. How much could 1/4 t of salt cost, anyway? Maybe $.02?)
1 egg -- $.15
4-6 T milk -- $.06
A bit of milk for brushing over scones, and a teaspoon of sugar for dusting over milk-brushed scones -- $.05
1 orange -- $.80
Total for this delicious batch of Orange Scones -- $2.64!
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