It’s all in the family

Both my husband and I attribute some of our interests and hobbies from our parents. I know my love of cooking, baking, and reading came from my mother. In turn, our daughter was an avid reader growing up and does a lot of cooking and baking. My husband’s interest in woodworking came from his father. In turn, both of our kids have a love of power tools!

It is pure joy when parents can pass down their passions to the next generation. So, I can’t tell you how thrilled I was when my son asked if he and his girlfriend could make scones over the weekend.   She’s had my scones on more than one occasion and wanted to make them for her mother.  Of course, I was more than happy to take them into my world.

Because we decided to make the orange cranberry scones, I had them pick an orange from the garden as soon as they arrived at the house.

Measuring out the cream.  Do you measure above or below the bubble?

Adding two cups of flour to the bowl.

Zesting the freshly plucked (and washed) orange and adding it to the flour mixture.

Lightly chopping the dried cranberries so they aren’t too chunky.

Cutting the butter into smaller pieces.

Working the butter into the flour mixture.

Shaping the dough after the dried cranberries, cream and orange juice were added.

Cutting the dough into triangles.  This is easier than making traditional round ones, eliminating the need to re-roll the scraps and accidentally overworking the dough for a beginner.

Onto the pan they go!

Instead of an egg wash, they dabbed leftover cream that was at the bottom of the measuring cup to the tops of the scones just before baking.  They won’t turn a beautiful brown color, but they won’t be totally white, either.

Making a stiff cream for the scones.

They do dishes!

Because I forgot to take a photo of the final product, her mother took this photo just before enjoying tea with a scone topped with fresh cream. I heard she and her husband really enjoyed them! Well done!

While my son may never make another scone again, I’m so glad he’s had the experience.  I think anything parents can teach their children is only a benefit to them whether they choose to pursue it in their future lives or not.  Plus, it will be a memory they will never forget.