buttermilk scones

This is one of my favorite recipes for scones:

3 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup currants (optional)
1 tablespoon heavy cream, for brushing (optional)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl. Add butter and mix with your fingertips to a coarse meal. Add buttermilk and mix just until combined. Add currants. Transfer dough to a floured board and divide into 2 parts. Roll each to 3/4 inch thick rounds. Cut each round into 8 wedges and place slightly separated on a greased baking sheet. Brush the tops with the cream, and bake for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned. Serve warm, split in half with butter and marmalade. Enjoy!

piece of cake

Since I have lived in Denver for about 8 years now, I haven't kept up with the new TV personalities in Sweden. However, by browsing the Internet I came across a Swedish TV chef, Leila Lindholm, that recently published a new cookbook about baking, "A piece of cake". The pictures in the cookbook are amazing and by just looking at a sample of her recipes I instantly felt an urge to bake something. Mums!

en svensk klassiker

Rick's syster Jolene och deras mamma Darlene blev förtjusta i toast skagen när de var i Sverige på vårt bröllop for 2 år sedan. När de hälsade på oss förra veckan, för att fira Freya's och Darlene's födelsedag (båda fyller den 23e Maj), försökte jag mig på att tillaga denna svenska klassiker. Det blev riktigt lyckat!



Toast Skagen Recipe:
0.75 dl Hellmann's mayo (about 1/3 cup)
0.25 dl sour cream (about 2 tbs)
1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
hot sauce
1 pound cooked shrimp
1 bunch fresh dill, finely chopped
1 tbs finely chopped red onion
toast, butter and toast golden
finely shredded iceberg lettuce (optional)