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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

My Early Morning Garden Tea

Bernideen's Tea Time is a lovely site for getting your inspiration for all things tea! And today she is inviting everyone to participate in a garden tea.... what a lovely week this will be.... with all the errands I have for later today,..,. it was marvelous to have a leisurely garden breakfast tea , just the two of us.... ( I love that we are both retired now!)
So early this morning, I set the stage....

fresh picked flowers from the garden...

bowers of flowers from the house... hehehehe

lovely potted flowers on the porch... all greeted us as we gathered for the fun!

On the menu.... cranberry walnut scones and baked eggs.... oops. the oven could do with a cleaning!!!!

Now our daughter, Amanda, would have loved to have joined us this morning!

I never baked the eggs before, and now it is my manner of choice..... delightfully delicious....
Our tea..

was Earl Grey.... my favorite!

My sweetie even dressed for the occasion! HEHEHEHEHE

A truly amazing time to share this morning....
and the scones.

were perfection...

Cranberry Walnut Scones

3 c Virginia’s best self rising flour

1 T baking powder

½ c sugar

¾ c butter…slice in tablespoon slices to make working it in easier

1 c fresh cranberries… I added golden raisins to make a cup

½ c chopped English walnuts.. I used pecans

1 1/2 T orange zest

1 c buttermilk I used clabbered milk ( 1 cup milk with 1 table of white vinegar)

To top unbaked scones.

1 T cream or milk

1 T sugar mixed with ¼ teaspoon cinnamon

Stir together all dry ingredients at top of list.. Rub the butter slices into the mixture until only coarse crumbs form… Like cornmeal…. Incorporate the butter evenly.. no large chunks….Stir in cranberries, nuts, and zest. Add buttermilk and mix with a fork until evenly moistened. I didn’t mix it too much and as soon as I saw it coming together I poured it out on a floured surface and shaped it into a ball. Pat the ball into a ¾ inch thick circle. Don’t work the dough too much… it should be fairly easy to work with you will have a lot on your fingers

As it will be moist. So incorporate just enough flour so not so sticky

But keep it pliable.

Cut rounds with a biscuit cutter and place on a greased sheet. Brush tops with the cream or milk and sprinkle the sugar mixture on top. Bake at 400 for 14-16 minutes or until golden… if you desire lightly sprinkle with powder sugar.
I am also sharing on the Bunny Hop today!!

Ruth's Thursday Tea talk

1. I'm having...Earl grey, and we are loving it!
2. I'm feeling....like this is the first day of the rest of our lives....

3. On my mind....We serve a mighty, loving, merciful God who directs our path and provides our needs!!
4. The very idea of freedom presupposes some objective moral law which overarches rulers and ruled alike. Unless we return to the crude and nursery-like belief in objective values, we perish.
~C.S.Lewis

Katherine's Favorite Things Thursday