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Tuesday, February 07, 2012

DARING BAKER BISCUITS aka SCONES



My daughter Tyca and myself love scones so much, we used to enjoy scones at DOME CAFE...very nice scones they served there. This snack could sometime be very confusing..some named it scones, some name it biscuits however these snack are quick bread that is raised using chemical agents usually baking powder and/or baking soda. Basic scones contain flour, raising agent(s), butter (or shortening or lard), salt, and milk (or buttermilk or soured milk or cream).Scones/biscuits contain only a small number of ingredients they are fast to make, quick to bake, only cost cents per batch and most importantly are super FUN to eat. In England and Australia scones are eaten with jam and butter usually with cups of tea or coffee mostly as a sweet snack, while in North America they are usually eaten with meals as a savoury side.

Scones/biscuits are always on the top list Afternoon tea menu. I am happy that I found this recipe and tip from Audax in foodgawker, can't really remember the blog owner's name but the information provided was a great help. I made one batch of it following the guidelines and tips given. My goodness it was simple but the result was fabulous.


A summary of tips for better Biscuits, as mentioned by Audax:
  • When sifting, sift the flour from a height, incorporating more air into the mixture. Also triple sift the flour with the other dry ingredients. This ensures maximum lightness in your scones and ensures even distribution of all the raising agents and other ingredients.
  • Always work with really cold butter. The best way to ensure that is to grate the butter first and freeze it for at least 30 minutes before using it.
  • Tenderness/flakiness of the scone depends on how you incorporate the butter into the flour- the size of the fat particles and how much of the flour is used to coat the fat. The finer the pieces the tender the crumb. For flaky scones- make the fat pieces large like lima beans and only lightly coat them in flour.
  • Do not over-mix when incorporating the cold liquid into the flour. Over-mixing will result in less tender biscuits as gluten forms when mixing dough, so the more you mix, the more gluten forms. When a lot of gluten forms, it results in a heavier, denser bread.
  • Since most scone (biscuit) doughs are soft (and sticky) it is best to use your fingers (instead of a rolling pin) to gently pat out the dough once it has been kneaded or folded and turned. Use a very light touch with little pressure while forming the dough rectangle to be cut into rounds for the scones. If you want tall scones then pat out the dough tall, about 3/4 inch to 1 inch (2 cm to 2½ cm) thick is about right.
  • Use a well-floured scone (biscuit) cutter for each round that you stamp out from the dough. Do not twist the cutter while stamping out the scone, push down firmly until you can feel the board then lift the cutter.
  • Place each scone almost touching onto the baking dish. This encourages the scones to raise and also keeps the sides soft and moist. If you want crisp sides widely space your scones on the baking dish.
  • Resting the dough for 20 minutes helps in better handling of the dough and the final scones height, lightness and crumb. If you rest your patted out dough covered in plastic for at least 10 minutes in the fridge that the rounds are easier to stamp out and the final baked goods raise higher and have a better crumb.
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Saya dan anak saya Tyca memang peminat scones. Biasanya kita orang suka makan scones di DOME CAFE atau Winter Summer. Sedap dan cukup menarik cara penyediaanya persis ala Inggeris dengan kek, sandwich danEarl Grey Tea. Sesekali bersantai menikmati hidangan petang seperti ini memang hebat. Baru-baru ini saya terpandang satu N3 mengenai scones yang dipostkan oleh. seseorang yang saya terlupa hendak mencatit namanya. Menarik postnya bukan sahaja berkongsi resipi scones yang mudah malah beliau juga telah sama-sama berkongsi tips untuk menghasilkan scones dengan baik.

Saya happy sangat dapat informasi sebegini dan pada hujung minggu lepas saya tetst resipi dan tips ini di dapur saya...memang hebat scones yang lembut dan cukup sedap. Saya sediakan krim dan jem sebagai pelengkap scones. Di atas adalah resipi dan  tips yang disediakan oleh Audax. Bagi anda yang meminati scones...maklumat ini adalah amat berharga.

Next Post - Breakfast Menu

6 comments:

Puan Ros @ Sinaranmenu.blogspot said...

Sedap2.Kita pun suka scone...boleh makan berbiji-biji.

cik cek said...

Kakkk...cek tak penah buat apa tah lagi mkn scone2 ni...jakun tul cek ni ek...teringin gak nak buat...:)

Patyskitchen - Exploring Global Flavor Around The World said...

Salam Puan Ros...samalah kita. Akak dan anak-anak akak cukup suka scone ni..tetapi lebih pada plain scones la..yang ada raisin dan bahan lain dia orang tak suka.

Patyskitchen - Exploring Global Flavor Around The World said...

Salam cikcek..buat dia cukup simple...bahan dia pun cukup simple...makan dia pun simple taruk butter dan jem...om putih cukup suka ni. Ini cukup simple banding dengan macaron. Akak nak try jugalah macaron satu hari nanti

Nur68 said...

Assalamualaikum Kak Paty

Scones dah jadi favourite family sy skrg ni, bahan2 mudah n buat pun senang je...tho I had my fears of cara nak buat mula2 tu tp alhamdullillah menjadi semuanya...

Patyskitchen - Exploring Global Flavor Around The World said...

Salam Nur..learn teknik yang akak ambil dari audax..bagus, ayak tepung 3x ayak biar tinggi, susu,mentega mesti sejuk, uli sedikit jangan kuat sangat dan kalau nak scones yang berlapis-lapis uli lipat macam buat pastry..scones akan keluar cantik.

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