Christine Bergmayer is German’s unofficial “beste Zuckerbäckerin” (best confectioner). Among other places she worked at Harrod’s in London as a patissiere and brought back a bunch of delicious British recipes that make your mouth water.
The recipes range from cakes to picknick recipes to puddings, from delicacies for the 5 o’clock tea to pub grub to the time after dinner. They are not all sweet, you can also find tuna-cucumber-sandwich, cheese-onion-pie or sausage rolls.
All the recipes are accompanied by very nice photographs of the food, as well as pictures from life in the UK. Interspersed are little anecdotes and musings about England. A very nice combination.
I tried out one recipe already, the Cheese Scones. I love scones, especially with a very large amount of clotted cream, but the ones in this recipe are savoury instead of sweet. But also very nice!
Cheese scones
Ingredients:
- 500g flour
- 90g butter at room temperature
- 20g baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tiny bit of pepper
- 250g grated Cheddar cheese
- 250ml milk
My scones look rather flat because I rolled out the dough only half as high as I was supposed to. You see, I wanted to get more out of it…that might have led to a firmer consistency, but they were still very nice.
Mix flour, butter, baking soda, salt and pepper in a mxing bowl until you see no more butter flakes. Add grated cheddar and milk and mix with a spatula. Knead the dough and roll out 3cm thick. Cut squares of about 5×5 cm (I did circles instead) and put on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Let them rest for an hour, covered with a kitchen towel.
Brush milk on the top of the scones (I forgot that, dozy me) and bake in the in the middle of the preheated oven at 180°C (circulating air at 170°C) for 20 to 25 minutes.
Ms. Bergmayer serves them with a mixture of sour cream, chopped herbs, salt & pepper. Enjoy!
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i wish I had a nice scone right now.
i always find with scones, the key is to handle as little as possible to keep them light.
and butter, serve with lots of butter..lol
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I love savory scones — they make nice snacks and go well with dinner.
) I think I should track down this book. When I lived in London, I loved walking through Harrod’s food courts.
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Yesterday I cooked cookies, too!
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I do like a good scone. The difficulty is finding them when they aren’t too dense or too dry!
Enjoy!
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I think that I would love this book! And, I think that you did a good job on the scones
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I visited London about a dozen years ago, and going to Harrods was a highlight- and they had the best macaroni and cheese in their cafe.
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The scones look delicious, I’d love one! Sounds like a really nice book!
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Scones? Did someone say scones? I could smell these savory beauties all the way in Virginia. You made me miss the UK. Love Harrod’s Food Hall. It’s a foodie paradise for sure. Don’t even get me started on clotted cream . . .
I tend to prefer slightly sweet scones over savory, but cheese is cheese! These would be lovely with a hot bowl of soup or stew. The cookbook sounds really fun.
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I like savory scones, too. Those look like the perfect accompaniment to dinner. Or a nice bit of a snack!
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I had never tried scones until I visited the UK several years ago. Have never been able to duplicate the taste. Love the idea of cheese scones!
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You’ve just given me a new scone recipe to try. Over the last few years scones have become my favorite form of bread. There are so many varieties but this one is new to me.
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I’ve never had savory scones just sweet but I love them! Here is my recipe for Chewy Granola Bars
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I just have to check this out! This sounds good, as does the recipe!
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