Many years ago, my kids received a Star Wars cookbook that came with tiny cookie cutters shaped like Yoda, Darth, and R2D2. Clone Scones was the favorite out of all of the recipes, so this stellar army of buttery goodness appeared at every sleepover. Warm homemade scones topped with marmalade or strawberry jam and a thick swipe of Irish butter were a special treat for kids.
I found the following recipe in an old cookbook and it has always turned out perfect scones. They are quick and easy to make! The sleepovers have stopped over time, so the new tradition is surprising my grownup friends with golden scones and a jar of jam or lemon curd, lightly covered with a bright napkin and tucked in a basket.
Friendship Scones
Recipe for 12
Gather:
3 cups bleached all-purpose flour
¼ cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter
¾ cup currants or other small, dried fruit (optional)
2 eggs
¾ cup milk
Egg wash: 1 egg well beaten with a pinch of salt
Baking stone (ideal) or cookie sheet (covered with baking parchment).
Do:
Serve with good butter, favorite jam or curd, and a pot of tea.
The featured image of friendship scones is courtesy of Annie Nardone and used with her kind permission for Cultivating and The Cultivating Project.
Annie Nardone is a flannel-clad, cowboy boot-shod adventurer who seldom travels with a map! Her passion is the reintegration of the arts and humanities with theology and Christian imagination. Annie holds a Masters Degree in Cultural Apologetics from HBU, is a founding member of The Society for Women of Letters, and is Managing Editor of The Cultivating Reader for Cultivating magazine. She also writes for Literary Life, and An Unexpected Journal. Annie resides in Florida with her Middle Earth-Narnia-Hogwarts-loving family, & her wild assemblage of cats.
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