Strawberry scone ~ there is always a first...

So Hers and lille Skatt went on filed trip a while back. We had a grand ole time with the bestest of family, both the big and the small. While being out there - on the field trip - we decided to celebrate my favorite Mikki's Birthday. Not that she had a birthday at the time, Oh no, but we wanted something sweet and some time this spring she will get one year older so we used her upcoming day as the excuse. Smart Ey??? ;o)

We bought presents, we baked Strawberry Scones and we made a Crown ~ because every Super Mum's deserves a Crown!

The Strawberry Scones were very easy to make - even for me who has never made scones before.

My friend the coffee drinking Jen found the recipe at the Orangette, and it really is a great recipe.

This is what you need:

½ c milk
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ stick (2 ounces) unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
3 Tbs sugar

We flavored with Strawberries, be sure to use chopped and frozen ones. Feel free to use other flavors as well like blueberries, cinnamon, chocolate, raisins, or what your heart desires that day.

This is what you do:
Mix flour, baking pow

der, and salt. Rub the butter into the flour mixture, working until you have no lumps bigger than a pea. Add the sugar and whatever additions you choose, and stir or toss to mix.

Beat together the milk and the egg and Pour into the dries, reserving just a tad of the milk-egg mixture to use as a glaze. (I did not do this an they came out wonderful anyway.) Bring dough together gently with a wooden spoon.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured counter

and knead it no more than 12 times. Shape the dough into a ovalish ball and cut into 8 or 12 wedges. Place each piece on an ungreased baking sheet or a Silpat, if you have one. Or use a cupcake pan - that worked wonderful for me :) Note! You wont get those smooth balls you get when using yeast - this is a very sticky process so don't feel like you are failing. They Will turn out yummi :) Using a pastry brush, glaze wedges.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden. Cool on a rack.

ENJOY!