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Default REC: Vanilla scones Are scones any good?

"The Ranger" > wrote in news:13prp7mpqtp8v15
@corp.supernews.com:

> Sqwertz > wrote in message
> ...
>> I've tried them about 10 times from various bakeries
>> and they were all dry. Eve the savory ham, scrambled
>> egg, and brie scones I used to get ~2 times a week
>> for 52 weeks because it was the only thing edible
>> on the way to work.
>>
>> All the other ones were even drier.

>
> That's the problem with the way most scones are made; they're
> baked too long (or portioned too small which turns them into
> cannon balls.) La Patisserie in Cupertino and Tres Hermonos in
> Santa Clara make scone that are not-so-dry or calcium-shattering.
> Those savory scones sound pretty good, though.
>



Scone purists will scoff at the "savoury" arm of the family.

If you want a bloody great tasting scone, that's moist inside........



http://www.taste.com.au/recipe/view-...8&page=&mc=1#c



I've done them several times and they just *GO*....... I'm flat out
trying to grab one.

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