Today I decided to slip in a little
"Tea In The Garden" and especially
since I have some lovely hydrangeas
in bloom around the yard.
It is very relaxing here by the pond
and the sound of the water feature
is very calming.
I baked some Blueberry Cream
Scones and will include the recipe
here at the bottom as you might
enjoy making some too.
Please pour yourself a nice
cup of tea:
Flowers around the yard are
really in summer mode now so
there is always a transition.
This is meadow phlox which is
a Missouri native wildflower. I have
to pull it out as it really spreads.
hydrangeas
right now.
which has been really helpful.
Blueberry Cream Scones:
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
I made 19 little 1 3/4" scone cutter sized
scones with this recipe
2 1/4 cups sifted flour, 1 Tb baking powder, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 6 Tb cold, chopped unsalted butter,
2/3 cup washed blueberries, 1 cup heavy whipping cream (not whipped)
For a topping we used English Lemon
Curd
1. Sift all the dry ingredients together
2 Cut in the cold butter (I actually shredded mine using a cheese shredder)
3. Stir in the whip cream and form dough
Add blueberries and mix into a nice dough
4 Roll out on a floured surface to about 1 inch thick. Cut with scone cutter and place on parchment paper to bake.
Such beauty and inspiration! Gorgeous teapot. Hugs and blessings.
ReplyDeleteBernideen, your backyard is a heavenly oasis! How I’d love to sit there with you, look all around at your garden and chat, have tea and a blueberry scone. Thank you for the recipe. I would love to make some.
ReplyDeleteThose strawberry hydrangeas are exceptionally gorgeous! Happy weekend!
The flowers and pink teapot make for a "strawberries and cream" tea in the garden. You have really made the garden area something spectacular in the few years you have been there. We had non stop rain, and now we have drought conditions. Hoping it will end on Monday.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love that pink teapot. I can just imagine pouring some delicious tea from it, picking up a cookie or scone and enjoying the yard.
ReplyDeletegreat post.
The rain has certainly been a boon to your garden. It looks so lush and lovely and always is a delight to see. I'm daydreaming of a stop by your house for a visit and cuppa with a scone. I'll have to give the recipe a try when it gets cooler.
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