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Erin Grace
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Ok, I just made that up today.
But every Friday dh and his friends go to Starbucks before work and I try to have some homemade goodies for him to share. That's how I tweeked my cookie recipe. I made them pumpkin bread. Today I made my banana bread so dh can take it. Of course I make some for home too so everyone here has a little treat to either have for breakfast or with lunch too.

I think next week maybe I'll try to make some sweet scones.  I've never made scones before.





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Can I come over next Friday?  My favorite is zucchini bread or homemade cinnamon rolls  


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I've never made scones before.


I have a TERRIFIC scones recipe.  Want it?

Oh zucchini bread!! ahhhhhhh cinnamon rolls!  You both have mentioned all my favorite sweets!! (including the scones!)



"For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.  Heb. 13:14
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Quoted from Christine


I have a TERRIFIC scones recipe.  Want it?



I would LOVE to have your recipe!  Thank you for offering!!





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CURRANT SCONES

1 1/2 c. Flour
2 Tb. sugar (+1 Tb for later)
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. grated lemon zest
4 Tb. chilled butter (cut up)
1/2 c. currants (or raisins if you must)
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 separated egg

preheat oven 375.
sift together first 5 ingredients
add lemon zest
cut in butter;
stir in currants
mix egg yolk w/buttermilk
make a well in the dry ingredients
mix wet w/dry just until combined. don't over mix!
form into 9 or 10 muffins
brush w/egg white
sprinkle w/ remaining sugar
bake 12-15 mins (until golden)

(I think the last time I made these I sprinkled a little bit of flour on the currants and swished them around in my hands before mixing them in. This stopped them from sticking to one another and therefore less clumping)



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Erin Grace
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Christine, thank you!!

I've never eaten currants.  I guess I buy them by raisins????  I have a giant bag of craisins but they're probably not close, eh.  





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We're baking here today too--8 batches of brownies made and working on 12 dozen cookies--all for Sarah's recital reception on Sunday.


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How could someone NOT like craisins??
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How could someone NOT like craisins??


We LOVE them! They're a staple here as a snack.
For baking, oatmeal craisin cookies are yuuuummmmmmy!





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