Yesterday, I was in the south part of Huntsville, so I stopped in at Fresh Market to pick up my favorite bacon. I stopped at Ayers Market on the way home to get some "Fredbread." They were out of that but had a sourdough loaf from another baker, so I bought a loaf. Had a conference call at 11AM, so…
More Scones The last post was all about a basic Cream Scone recipe. It is a great starting point and with sugar in the mix is a “sweeter” dough. I also love a more savory style of scone. This is another recipe that I have found works very well and it will please a crowd! Let's face it – adding…
To many folks, scones are those rock hard “pastries” you find at certain coffee shops. If you've ever had a chance to taste a “real” English scone, you know that they are nothing like these hockey pucks. In fact, in Britain, these baked goods are actually known as Rock Cakes (pretty appropriate!) The scone is the standard tea cake of…
One of my favorite “finger foods” to make for appetizers or parties is Gougères. The simple description is a cheese puff, but I always put ham in mine. The dough is the basic pâte àu Choux pastry dough that can be used for so many different items. This is a fairly simple dough to put together and is a technique…