The blogger behind half-batch-baking.com and the popular TikTok and Instagram accounts, Sarah Visintainer combines her love of baking, science and history when creating her delicious recipes. Luckily, she shares them to help us become better bakers, too! Her scones, flavored with lemon and strawberries, are light, moist and so easy to make. They are wonderful for a quick breakfast on the run or as an afternoon snack with a cup of tea.
As for the "science" part of the process, she tosses the strawberries with lemon juice because the acid preserves the pigment in the berries, helping keep them red when baked. Without the lemon juice, they can turn a muted purple color. She also gently stirs the milk into the dry ingredients and then gently kneads the dough; the more you "work" the flour, the more the gluten in it develops, which results in dense scones. Lastly, she drains the strawberries and pats them dry before adding them to the dough; otherwise, there's too much liquid.
For more scone inspiration, check out David Burtka's Chocolate Almond Cherry Scones and Rosemary Shrager's British Scones with Jam & Clotted Cream.
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