Simply Scones: Quick and Easy Recipes for More than 70 Delicious Scones and Spreads

by Leslie Weiner, Barbara Albright

Scones make delectable treats for afternoon tea, breakfast, lunch, even midnight snacks. Simply Scones features more than seventy luscious recipes for scones and spreads certain to delight both traditional and adverturesome

Sweet Scones : Oat Current, Triple Chocolate Chunk, Jam-Filled Walnut, Pistachio Fig Scones
Savory Scones : Cheese, Hearty Grain, Pesto, Tex-Mex Scones
Spreads : Apple Butter, Clotted Cream, Yogurt Cheese, Chocolate Nut Butter, Raspberry Cream Cheese Spread

Plus dozens more. Special sections tell how to make perfect scones, and how to serve a scrumptious afternoon tea. If you've never indulged in a batch of fresh-baked scones, there's no reason to miss out now!

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Culinary, Nonfiction, Reference

144 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 1988

Reviews

[Dree · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many good recipes--cream scones, gingerbead scones are my go-to, but it's always fun to do another. They are all yummy.

[Cherise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Table of Contents:
Metric and Imperial Conversions
Introduction: Ensconced in Scones
Sweet Scones (examples: chocolate chip orange, gingerbread, raspberry filled almond)
Savory Scones (examples: hearty grain, potato bacon, rye caraway)
Spreads (examples: curd, clotted cream, maple butter)
The Perfect Tea (the authors guide you through some tea time etiquette and ideas)
Index

A few of my favorite recipes:

Blueberry Coffee Cake Scones - it has a streusel topping
Cheese Scones - Cheddar and Parmesan cheese with a dash of red pepper. I served it with chili one night.
Apple Oatmeal Scones - with apples, dates, oatmeal and molasses it's a hearty scone and a great on the go breakfast.
Citrus Curd - I love lemon curd and this recipe takes it to another level with a bit of orange juice and peel.

The recipes call for you to place the scone batter on a buttered 8-9 circle on a cookie sheet, then cut the scones yourself,then bake, and if necessary re-cut. I also received a scone pan for Christmas and I would highly recommend it. The baking temperature and time does not change and the amount of batter is perfect for the pan.

My only gripe about this book is its size, about 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, and the binding; it's next to impossible to keep the page open face up. I like my cook books to be able to remain open for easy access. Other than that this is a fantastic little book.

Cherise Everhard,January 2008

[Adrienne · Rating 5 out of 5]

For anyone who likes scones, this specialty cookbook is awesome. It not only includes a classic recipe, but 72 others. It's broken down into seven sections: Metrics and Conversions, Introduction: Ensconced in Scones, Sweet Scones, Savory Scones, Spreads, The Perfect Tea, and Index. I have tried around a dozen of the recipes and have always been pleased with the results. I make the classic and whole wheat scones the most, but have also enjoyed the blueberry crumbcake and carrot cake variations, too. The potato bacon scones work best as a side dish.

For what it's worth, this book was written to accommodate American measurements and ingredients. After several failed attempts to make scones, I wasn't successful at until I tried mixing the dough with bread beaters--not the ones used for cakes.

I hope other scone lovers appreciate this little 1988 cookbook as much as I have.

[hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Proceed with caution. The recipes in this book have been known to make believers of the scone-agnostic. If you're already a fan, I suggest you invest in some elastic-waist trousers before cracking open this one. Blueberry? Cranberry-orange? Triple chocolate? Yes, yes, and yes.

[Leviatheninutero · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very small book, which makes it relatively difficult to keep open,thus why I rated four stars rather than five. But the recipes more than make up for the inconvenience. Each one that I have tried so far have been absolutely excellent.

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great little book for you scones bakers out there. Quite a collection. I have tried several and they were all good.

[Colette · Rating 4 out of 5]

The recipe for the classic cream scones with currants make the best scones ever!! Easy to follow recipes with many helpful tips -- only wish it had photos.

[Ellen Aven · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of my favorite books

[Reader2007 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best scone book out there...

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recipes are easy and delicious.

The small format of the book makes it easy to lose on my shelf, however.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tasty scone recipes - proof they don't have to be dry and crumbly.

[Brittlea Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

A variety of tea-time recipes to try. My favorites are the Apricot, White Chocolate, and Walnut scones and the Raspberry Filled Almond scones. Would make a nice gift.

[Faith · Rating 5 out of 5]

This little wonder has become my most often used cookbook.

[Cheriwinkle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good conversion charts-recipes I want to try