To commemorate this day, I woke up early to make scones for breakfast.
Too bad, my mother was not around. But still, I decided to make a batch and eat it on her behalf!
Scones is one of my favorite bread ever and I have always wanted to make it (I think this sounds familiar). It is actually a small quick British bread and it is usually eaten during teatime.
In scottish language, the verb scon means to crush flat or beat with the open hand on a flat surface.
I searched online for a suitable recipe and finally came across Granny's Scones. I happened to have all the ingredients required for this recipe and the picture was just so tempting!
As the Granny's Scones recipe makes 12, I decided to half the ingredients they recommended. But still ended up with 9 pieces. I guess that was because I made smaller scones.
The following ingredients and methods are all adapted from Granny's Scones. Kudios to Deryn Hughes, Reader of Food Ideas Magazine.
Makes 9 small scones.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tbsp caster sugar
- 1/2 egg at room temperature
- 1/8 cup of canola oil (I used sunflower oil)
- 1/6 cup of milk
- 1/8 cup of lukewarm milk
Method:
1. Place the baking tray in the oven. Preheat the tray and oven at 200 deg C.
2. Combine the flour, baking powder, caster sugar and a pinch of salt in a large bowl.
3. Using a fork, whisk egg, oil, milk and water in a jug. Add the egg mixture into the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. (The less you work the dough, the better!)Add a little bit more water if required.
4. Turn the dough on a floured board and pat out till 2 cm thick.
5. Using a 5cm scone cutter, cut out scones. (In this case, I used a dining knife to cut out circles.) Place on hot baking tray, allow little room for spreading.
6. Bake scones for 10 min, or until risen and light golden. Serve scones hot with whatever you like!
I guess my mum prefers JAM more than any other fillings. If she was asked to choose an ice-cream flavor, she always choose some berry flavor. So I spread one of the scones with strawberry jam. As for me, I LOVE butter and honey. The one with the incredi-sinful thick layer of butter and a drizzle of honey is for me.
There are many other ways which you can eat your scones. If it's my dad, he will either eat it my way, omitting the honey and adding thicker butter, or he will prefer lots buttermilk cream in it.
If it's my housemate, she will probably add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on it.
If I am going to make it the next time, I will definitely get some dried cranberries from Coles and bake it together with the dough. If you are making it for a kiddo's party, you will probably like to add smarties or M&Ms in it.
Feel free to eat which ever way you like!
My breakfast with a cup of lipton milk tea! Nom nom nom! Happy Mothers' Day!
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