The rain is Pouring down

Good Morning!
I have decided not to think about all the stress and problems that has come up these past weeks. I am not going to think about money, at least for a few hours. The best way I know to not think about these things is to cook. I have found a sanctuary in the kitchen. As the rain pours down and lashes against the windows I will bake and cook in the warm comfort of the kitchen.

Over the past week or two I have fallen in love with a cookbook. More of a baking book. It's called "the Sono baking company Cookbook" by John Barricelli. Truly amazing. I was looking for a good book for baking both sweet and savory. I have found it. Everything I have made out of it turned out amazing. Here is one of the recipes I have decided that I need to have on hand at all times in the house.


Buttermilk Scones
(from Sono baking company)

2 cups flour (plus more for dusting)
2 TBS sugar
1 TBS baking powder
1 tsp coarse salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
6 TBS cold  unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
3/4 cups buttermilk

In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda.

work the butter into the flour mix with your hands until it looks like bread crumbs. (the book says coarse bread crumbs but I never get it looking like that)

Add 1/2 cup of buttermilk and fold until it is absorbed. Continue adding the rest of the buttermilk just until the dough is together and there aren't any dry spots.

turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Devide the dough into two balls and make those balls into two disks about 1 inch thick. Cut into equal slices. I do about 4 out of each disk but if you want them smaller you can do 6 or 8.

Chill the slices on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper in the fridge for an hour.

Now these are best eaten the same day so I freeze them at this point. Once they are chilled I put them in a plastic bag and freeze them till I want them.

Preheat the oven to 400f. Bake from frozen till they are puffed and golden. About 20 minutes. It says to let them cool at this point but I never can wait. I cut them open and put butter and jam on them.

I have started making these for breakfast. I start preheating the oven when i get up and they finish just before I walk out the door. They really are amazing.

I don't know what I will make this weekend but I will make something yummy. I will be happy and calm. Yesterday I may have cried at work (the kids were amazing too. I got the biggest group hug ever) but today I will put that all behind me and just be happy.

I hope you all have a good weekend.
hugs+kisses
mce