Happy Valentine’s Day! For someone who hasn’t really decorated for this holiday in quite some time, I rather enjoyed myself with it all this year. In the dreary winter months, any excuse for a celebration is fantastic in my book!
Today I have a delicious recipe for scones, and this is a recipe that comes from a high-end New York City hotel, no less. This is Pastry Chef Jasmina Bojic’s scone recipe, which is served at the Palm Court of the Plaza Hotel for their high tea. I made it as written, with the one exception that I cut the sugar from 1/2 cup down to 1/4 cup–I usually find most recipes to taste too sweet for my tastebuds, and I found that even with 1/4 cup sugar plus the fruit that they were still quite sweet in flavor. I also opted to use dried cranberries as the dried fruit in these flaky and delectable goodies, perfect for Valentine’s Day breakfast, or anytime when you want something special for a leisurely morning meal. You will also want to keep an eye on these as they bake; the goal is to end up with a scone that is lightly golden brown on the bottom, and it’s quite easy to over-cook them.
I decided to make my scones, which are depicted as cut into round shapes in the recipe, a little more appropriate for this lover’s holiday, and I cut mine out with a cute heart-shaped cookie cutter that I got at our local antique store. The fluted edge of that cookie cutter makes me happy:
I put them on a silver tray, which I lined with a white lace doily.
I am in love with colored glass dishes, and enjoy collecting them. I have a few pink ones that are favorites. I will often bring these out for Sunday brunch, but they are perfect for Valentine’s Day breakfast as well. This one I picked up last year at Goodwill.
I wish you and your loved ones a very special and happy Valentine’s Day today!
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Your scones look fabulous Athena! These would be great with a cup of tea. Happy Valentine’s Day to you. Have a wonderful day.
Oh! Scones in a heart shape! What a cute idea! Happy Valentine’s Day to you!
Oh yummy! And what a pretty setting to eat them off of! I love the pink with the silver. And the doily is a sweet touch. Great pictures.
So sweet…literally and figuratively!!!!! :-) You are SO right about being happy to celebrate just about anything during the winter months to make it go by faster. Winter is no longer palatable for me. It used to be my favorite. Aging has changed that! :-) Have a wonderful weekend!!!
These look good. I have never baked a scone, come to think of it. Not sure why either! :)
I just picked up a colored glass dish at our local mission store yesterday …I am pretty sure it is some sort of depression glass / I have to take some pictures of it and post one day!
Thank you for the link to the recipe! Since you’ve tested and tasted, with approval, that lets me know that I’ll certainly want to try.
Cool! Thank you so much for stopping by!