My job took over my life last week. I worked late every night, and put nine hours in on Saturday. But I also committed to bringing something delicious to a morning meeting, so I knew I needed something quick and easy to throw together. On top of that, I agreed to a little link swapping with Kelly over at Almost Frugal Food, so I was looking to kill two birds with one stone and make it budget friendly, too.
I narrowed my decision down to scones pretty early on. They're quick to whip together in the food processor, you can refrigerate the dough over night and just stick them in the oven while you're getting ready for work, and people are always impressed by them. Maybe when you don't spend a good part of your day reading food blogs you just don't think to make them.
With scones decided on it was just a matter of making them budget friendly, so I took a look around my pantry. I've always got the staples like flour, butter, sugar, and eggs, but I also managed to find a (slightly dusty) jar of homemade raspberry jam in the cupboard and some hazelnuts in the freezer. I did still have to send my husband off to the store for cream, but fresh scones for an output of about three bucks? That's the joy of a well stocked pantry.
So the jar was dusty?! Whose idea was that? Really though they look lovely. Did you consider using some sea salt along with that crystallized sugar as part of the finish?
Posted by: MSchlussler | September 29, 2008 at 08:56 PM