In The Kitchen

There's been a bit of baking lately.  I made breadsticks ~ two varieties ~ one black pepper and the other sea salt, both of which disappeared very quickly!

Honey and Oatmeal biscuits are also popular, especially when made with delicious clover honey (my favourite).  A visitor stopped by and almost demolished a plate full!

 

I was given a lot of rhubarb and decided to make Rhubarb and Strawberry jam, as local strawberries have just appeared in the shops.  I made this last year and it was delicious.

I tried baking raspberry scones once before and they were not successful.  I decided to have another attempt and baked these yesterday and they turned out great.  They were best eaten warm straight out of the oven with a little butter and a cup of tea ~ perfection!

I found a recipe which I adapted by adding an egg (I like a richer scone) and mixed the raspberries into the dough mixture before I added the liquid.  The first recipe that I tried had the raspberries added afterwards in a layer, but I prefer my method.  It is a pity that I've finished the raspberries, as I'd like to bake another batch of these ~ maybe tomorrow.