Scones

The other day the hubs had a long lost friend over for breakfast. He used to dwell in this house before Dwight and I met, ...when the hubs needed company in this big ol' farm house.

I decided to lay the table out in Martha Stewart fashion with my newly purchased creamer and sugar set and butter tray from the pottery barn (another unecessary, but beautiful buy... nonetheless) and matching buff coloured plates and mugs. I brewed a pot of tea, poured fresh orange juice into a glass pitcher, and put out my new juice glasses (from dollarama... :). The main attraction were the freshly baked chocolate chip oatmeal muffins and the raisin scones....served warm, with strawberry or apricot jelly.

The breakfast was warm and so was the company, it was great to catch up and see the Hubs happy to have re-kindled an old friendship.

The scone recipe comes from a favourite website of mine www.allrecipes.com . It has been passed down through generations of the Johnston family, and lucky for me they shared it. Dwight and the kids just love them.

Raisin Scones

You'll Need:

1 cup sour cream

1 tsp. baking soda

4 cups all purpose flour

1 cup white sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. cream of tartar

1 tsp. salt

1 cup butter

1 egg

1 cup raisins (optional)

Blend sour cream and baking soda in small bowl (set aside)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Mix Flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt

Cut butter into dry mix

Stir in sour cream mixture and egg into flour until moist.

Mix in raisins

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead briefly

Roll or pat dough into a 1"high, round circle

Using a pizza cutter, slice dough into 12 equal wedges

Place 2" apart on foil lined cookie sheet

Bake for 12-15 minutes

Enjoy while warm with melted butter.....Oooooo, my mouth is watering :)