The baking!

I've never baked so much in my life as I have in the past month. The consumption of flour, butter, buttermilk, and eggs is beyond belief.

When Kristin Murray of Maurice fame posted her formula for rosemary currant scones, I just had to make them. They are - when she makes them - the most sublime buttery, complex, and interesting scone ever.

I don't usually have currants in the pantry. I thought, "who wants currants, except me?" As it turns out, either everyone on the planet or there has been a blight. I donned my mask and went into three stores - no currants anywhere. Is there a black market for currents?

Cooking during a pandemic is all about substitutions, right? Raisins seemed like a bad idea. But, I have dried cherries. Cherries and rosemary are a lovely combination. I chopped them up to currant size and then tossed them with a bit of flour so they didn't stick all together in the dough.

As noted before, I do love the process of baking, but I can't consume all the baked goods. Most of the scones went into the freezer (joining cookies, brownies, and cake) but one got baked off to share with Peter over a cup of coffee this afternoon. It doesn't look as beautiful as Kristin's ( I can only aspire...) but it was damn delicious.

Here's the recipe that I downloaded - in exquisite Kristin script.