Ever since I first read about American buttermilk biscuits I have been intrigued by them. First there was confusion because of the word biscuit. In the UK a biscuit is a cookie (the word cookie, comes from our Dutch word ‘koekje’ and was adopted in the US centuries ago). But wait, this biscuit looks like what the British like to call a scone. And the Americans do not seem to … [Read More...]
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Holiday Baking: Cinnamon Sugar Crusted Christmas Scones
You can find a Christmas Scones recipe on the WKB website already, but, same as with boy bands, there’s always room for more. While the first one has more butter, sugar, egg and spices in its ingredients list, this version is lighter with just a hint of cardamom in the scone itself, but with the added bones of a crusty cinnamon sugar top to give it the right balance. [Read More...]
You Guessed It…More Bread
As new buns and cakes are in the making, we wanted to show you a few baking exercises we worked on yesterday. Great result with making a whole wheat loaf, which tasted so much better then the average blugghhh tasting factory bread with elastic ‘crust’. Also made scones and this eventful Saturday ended with pizza, […] [Read More...]
Christmas Scones
Don’t forget to be generous with cream and jam!…And don’t forget to feed the birds (not with scones)! It’s 5 days until Christmas and the world around me is white. It’s just a little veneer of white, but it looks beautiful all the same. It has been freezing these last days and together with the […] [Read More...]
