Jump to content

Celebrating Anything?


BeaStKid

Recommended Posts

  • Site Administrator
Care to share your Secret Scone Recipe (SSR)? I've been look for a good one for quite some time...

My secret recipe (as found on the internet):

 

4 cups self raising flour, sifted

1 cup lemonade

1 cup cream (I use thickened cream)

Pinch of salt

Milk

Make a well in the flour and salt mixture. Add the lemonade and cream and mix until just combined.

Turn onto floured surface and knead lightly.

Press out dough to 3/4 inch.

Cut with scone cutter (or the rim of a glass or coffee mug)

Brush with milk

Bake in a pre-heated 200C oven for 10-15 minutes.

You can add grated cheese, bacon bits of dried fruit if you like.

 

For anyone in North America who wants to try the recipe, check out the links on self raising flour and lemonade before you make it -- the ingredients may not be what you expect (definitely not in the case of lemonade). Thickened cream is whipping cream.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 843
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

My secret recipe (as found on the internet):

 

4 cups self raising flour, sifted

1 cup lemonade

1 cup cream (I use thickened cream)

Pinch of salt

Milk

Make a well in the flour and salt mixture. Add the lemonade and cream and mix until just combined.

Turn onto floured surface and knead lightly.

Press out dough to 3/4 inch.

Cut with scone cutter (or the rim of a glass or coffee mug)

Brush with milk

Bake in a pre-heated 200C oven for 10-15 minutes.

You can add grated cheese, bacon bits of dried fruit if you like.

 

For anyone in North America who wants to try the recipe, check out the links on self raising flour and lemonade before you make it -- the ingredients may not be what you expect (definitely not in the case of lemonade). Thickened cream is whipping cream.

 

Finding British/Australian lemonade in North America is a difficult task. When I lived in Boston, I wanted to make mulled wine and the recipe I had called for lemonade. I had to move heaven and earth to find it, even in Boston.

 

Menzo

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Finding British/Australian lemonade in North America is a difficult task. When I lived in Boston, I wanted to make mulled wine and the recipe I had called for lemonade. I had to move heaven and earth to find it, even in Boston.

 

Menzo

 

We Indians prefer to make fresh lemonade by squeezing the hell out of fresh lemons, adding a bit of sugar, pepper and rock salt and then finally some water. :)

 

BeaStKid

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Site Administrator
Finding British/Australian lemonade in North America is a difficult task. When I lived in Boston, I wanted to make mulled wine and the recipe I had called for lemonade. I had to move heaven and earth to find it, even in Boston.

I know of someone who ships it in from the UK....

 

Sprite and 7-up are close and should be fine for this recipe.

 

We Indians prefer to make fresh lemonade by squeezing the hell out of fresh lemons, adding a bit of sugar, pepper and rock salt and then finally some water. :)

That sounds like American lemonade.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

We also have something similar to Sprite and 7-Up.

 

It is locally known as banta. It is soda, limejuice and sugar.

 

It comes in a bottle which has a marble in its neck. The seller breaks the marble and pours the liquid into a glass. He then adds rock salt, pepper and other things according to taste.

 

It is delicious!

 

BeaStKid

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I'm celebrating my arrival to the US!!! Finally here!! Its sunny, its warm, there are palms, there is the ocean and there are so many guys hitting on me it's scary *looks for burka*

 

And I even have internet! Isn't this nice?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I'm celebrating spending the weekend in my pajamas! I haven't done that in... well... I don't know how long! :D Weekend isn't over yet, but I don't foresee putting on pants until tomorrow morning :D

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I'm celebrating recalling my first trip to London. I was reminded by the scone recipe of when I ordered "lemonade" and was surprised at what I was served.

 

The scone recipe reminds me also of the ice cream bread recipe I posted in another thread.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

B)

 

 

 

500

 

Yay for you, Benji! It's great! Now you can set your own tag!

 

Here's to 1,000!

 

On a serious note, Benji, thank you for your thoughtful, insightful and humorous posts. My experience here at GA has become more lively with your friendship. :)

 

BeaStKid

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Yay for you, Benji! It's great! Now you can set your own tag!

 

Here's to 1,000!

 

On a serious note, Benji, thank you for your thoughtful, insightful and humorous posts. My experience here at GA has become more lively with your friendship. :)

 

BeaStKid

 

 

B) ..Thanks!, same here!!, this site always makes my day. B)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Happy that you guys have a reason to celebrate. Now may I ask what Diwali is?

 

I'm sorry I'll not be able to give a proper reply to this as I'm replying through my cell phone and it is impossible to link something.

 

I'll direct you to the Happy Diwali thread in the Lounge. It gives a fairly short description of what Diwali is.

 

I'm trying to link to wiki, but I'm not sure if this'll work. Here it goes.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali

 

If this doesn't work, you can use the ever helping wiki yourself. ;):P

 

take care

BeaStKid

 

P.S

Egad! It's working! I guess I can put links to those whose url I can remember or whose I can take a wild guess, like the one I just did! Lol

Edited by BeaStKid
Link to comment
Share on other sites

My return to GA, good health, family time (after a long long time), relief from some problems and of course, the release of the superb "Taking Chances" by Celine Dion :D

 

DHRUV!! Welcome back! Howdie fella? Happy belated Diwali. :) How did yours go? Enjoyed?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

DHRUV!! Welcome back! Howdie fella? Happy belated Diwali. :) How did yours go? Enjoyed?

 

Thanks, Beasty :D and same to you, too!!

Well, this wasn't the best DIWALI but it wasn't bad either :) Didn't enjoy much and no crackers this time... I kinda joined the Anti-crackers group :P

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks, Beasty :D and same to you, too!!

Well, this wasn't the best DIWALI but it wasn't bad either :) Didn't enjoy much and no crackers this time... I kinda joined the Anti-crackers group :P

 

Welcome to the Anti-Cracker Brigade!! :) Me too a member. Joined in 2000.

 

Oh, I lit crackers! :) :fire: Some remained though! :(

 

All the sweets are over and I think I'm the one who ate over half of them! :unsure:

 

Ieshwar

 

LOL... I also ate half the box of laddus my sister brought. :P

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

×
×
  • Create New...