I meant to make a glaze for these scones with this courgette and jalapeño jam, but I forgot due to my excitement over eating one fresh from the oven. The fact that they are still *fantastic* without it only speaks to their natural beauty and grace (and the fact that the recipe took a couple of tests to perfect). The key to making good scones is keeping all the ingredients COLD. Some people go as far as to keep a bowl in the freezer for mixing, but I don’t find that necessary. What is essential is grating the butter from the freezer and then returning it, grated, while you prep the other ingredients. While the raising agents will do their job to rise the scones in the oven, the key to fluffy scones is the little pockets of steam released by the cold butter as it heats up. ... Continue reading this post for free in the Substack app |
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Supersize Me! Courgette and halloumi scones
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