• Bewusst Leben,  Sarines Göteborg

    Take me back to the desert!

    Posting that scones recipe made me miss Nevada. Here are some pix from the last time I was there (2007 = way too long ago).

    At Red Rocks
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    Las Vegas
    More Red Rocks
    No, this is not at Yellow Rocks – it’s just me gimping badly
  • Bewusst Leben,  Sarines Göteborg

    Recipe – Scones

    When I was an exchange student in the USA, my (host) mom would make pancakes or scones on the weekends for breakfast. I loved and kept this tradition later on. Until I – like most people it seems, including my host family – kind of fell of the sugar and carb wagon. But the other day I just couldn’t resist. So if you want to celebrate this Sunday (or my American mom), make some scones!

    Here’s my mom’s recipe for 12 scones:

    2 3/4 cups (ca. 6,5 dl) flour (I used whole wheat)
    1/2 cup (ca. 1 dl)  sugar
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    3/4 cups (ca. 2 dl) firm butter, cut into small pieces
    1 cup (ca. 2,5) milk
    add fruit if desired

    • Mix dry ingredients,
    • cut in butter until crumbs,
    • stir in milk,
    • knead 25 times,
    • shape and place 2 inches apart.
    • Bake 400° F (200 ° C) for 18-22 minutes

    During the colder season, I like to add orange zest – lemon zest tastes great, too, but to me it’s more of a „cold“/fresh taste (= summer in my mind), while orange feels more „warm“. You know what I mean?

    My favorite breakfast – besides American pancakes, of course!