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Tea Scones: Photo by Ellen Easton ©2007 -
All Rights Reserved - Holiday Mints & Sugars: By Reva Paul ©2007
- All Rights Reserved
Check out more of Ellen Easton's
Tea Travels™ articles and recipes.
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History of English High Tea,
English High Tea Menu, and
Afternoon Tea Recipes.
More of Linda's delicious
Scone Recipes and
Bread Recipes.
Holiday Butterscotch-Ginger Tea Scones
Recipe Type:
Scones,
Quick Bread,
Afternoon Tea and High Tea
Yields: 12 scones
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 18 min
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose
flour
2/3 cup granulated
sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons
baking powder
1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons unsalted sweet butter, cold
1/2 cup buttermilk*
1 large
egg
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup butterscotch morsels (chips)
1/4 cup candied ginger bits (or diced candied ginger)
Egg Wash (see recipe below)
Cinnamon-Sugar (see recipe below)
* Learn how to make a
Buttermilk Substitution.
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar,
baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With a pastry blender or two
knives, cut the cold butter into flour mixture until particles are
the size of small peas.
In a mixing
bowl, blend buttermilk, egg, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg
together. Fold in butterscotch morsels and candied ginger bits; add
mixture to the flour mixture.
With floured
hands, pat dough to a 3/4-inch thickness onto a floured board. With
a floured cutter of your desired shape, cut out and place 1-inch
apart on a parchment paper lined or a lightly greased and floured
baking sheet. If a drop scone is preferred, use 1/4 cup and place
as instructed above.
Lightly
brush the top of the scones with the egg wash. Extra cinnamon-sugar
may also be sprinkled on top to taste. Bake 12 to 18 minutes until
lightly golden brown. Baking time will vary according to the size
of your scone.
NOTE:
Additions and or substitutions to this scone recipe may include flavored extracts,
chocolate chips, coconut flakes, fruits, herbs, raisins, savories
and spices to taste.
Yields: 12
full size scones or 24 small size scones.
Egg Wash:
1 large egg
1 tablespoon water
In a small bowl, mix together the egg and water, repeat if needed.
Cinnamon Sugar:
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 or 2 tablespoons cinnamon, to taste.
In a small bowl, mix together the sugar and cinnamon. If more
Cinnamon/Sugar is needed, repeat if needed.
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Ellen Easton is a lifestyle industry leader, tea and etiquette authority, author of Afternoon Tea~ Tips, Terms and Traditions,
A Tea Party Planner and Tea Travels™ For The Holidays (RED WAGON PRESS), as well as a hospitality, design and retail consultant, whose clients have included The Waldorf=Astoria,
The Plaza, and Lady Mendl’s Tea Salon.
Easton’s family traces their tea roots to the early 1800s, when ancestors first introduced tea plants from India and China to the Colony of Ceylon,
thus building one of the largest and best cultivated teas estates on the island.
REVA PAUL, an internationally acclaimed confectionery artist, hand decorated floral sugars and mints are available by special
order for teas, weddings, and special events. Wholesale/Retail - Bulk & Gift boxed. All prices on request via RED WAGON PRESS (212) 722-7981.
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AFTERNOON TEA...TIPS,TERMS and TRADITIONS
By Ellen Easton
72 pages of how to’s, 27 photos, history, etiquette and FAQ about afternoon tea, serving styles and more. “Tea is the luxury everyone can
afford!™”
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TEA TRAVELS™FOR THE HOLIDAYS
By Ellen Easton
64 pages, 21 color photos. A complete holiday menu includes 25 easy to prepare recipes; theme teas, decorating & gift ideas; invitation template
and secret sources.
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Each 5 x 7 paperback book fits into an A-7 envelope for
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