tender scones.

hi beauties!

since the last post.... i have been under a grey cloud or maybe

it was fluffy looking yet super heavy & huge scone

following me everywhere... everytime i would look up in the hopes

that this 'sconey cloud' (perhaps a fancier type of depression)

had made any progress moving on... it would be right there,

committed to the task, reflecting a throw back thursdays type of

emotional storm. so i had to ride it out somewhat paralyzed

in this uncomfortable place. you know what i mean? 

so what does one do in this place? 

make blackberry scones!

as i was riding out the storm, i felt this hunger

to bake. why was i so hungry to bake?

this is what surfaced:

it holds a place for my tenderness, 

my vulnerability & of course tasting batter is

a homemade prozac even if it lasts a minute or 2.

to melt the butter, to sift the flour, to whip up the sugar, to wait

for it in the freezer, to hold the cold dough, to mold a sticky body

into something that will eventually (key word) rise...

it was feeling aligned with my sadness, my

lack of trust (will this shift soon) & this surprise visitor

of heaviness that showed up on my door step. i also was happy

to hear from my sweet friend heidi rose, that there was piscean

happenings in the ether making way for aries to come in....

always good to get the emotional weather report from friends!

so here is an anti-depressant or at least a 'ride it out' recipe

for the scones that might be hanging over your head!

blackberry scones

(inspired by the big sur bakery cookbook)

1 cup blackberries or any berry you are loving

3 1/2 cups of flour (gf: cup 4 cup)

1 cup or less of sugar

1 tbs baking powder

2 tsps baking soda

1 1/2 tsp kosher salt

1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter (cubed)

2 tbs vanilla extract

3/4 - 1 cup organic buttermilk

if you can//scatter berries on a plate or sheet and place

in freezer for 2 hours or so

whisk together flour, sugar, bkg pwder, bkg soda,

salt & drop in cubed butter put bowl in freezer for 1/2 hour

adjust rack to middle of oven

preheat to 375

you could line baking sheet with parchment/silpat

use a pastry cutter, 2 knives or a whisk (see above)

work the chilled ingredients together till the butter cubes

are close to the size of peas.. make a well in the center

and pour in combo of vanilla and buttermilk

mix with wood spoon to form a shaggy, crumbly mass

let stand for 3 - 5 minutes so flour can absorb liquid

if dough is too dry, add a bit more buttermilk (1 tbs)

dough should not be too wet, fold one more time

add frozen fruit, gently mix in

shape scones into hockey pucks

leave room on sheet as they will double in size

(not so much with gf flours but still good to make room)

bake for 15 minutes

transfer to cooling rack

store for up to 3 days

hope you love these

may they help

relieve the heaviness

xxxx