This is worth it just for “MY Eye! My Only Eye!”. Cracks me up.

Of course, Skittles has nothing to do with Scones apart from the fact that they both start with S.

Big debate in my house: Sc-OWN or s-CON.

I’m a scown person myself.

I once had a friend in Texas, who was from England, who made scones for every gathering. I still think of her when I whip up a batch.

You’ll love these light, sweet scones. So good layered with cream and jam and accompanied by a steaming cup of tea.

Sweet White Scones

Ingredients:

7 cups/900g/2 lb flour
pinch of salt
1/4 cup/50g/2oz granulated sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
175g/6oz butter, cubed
3 eggs
425ml milk

Glaze:

1 egg, beaten
granulated sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 475℉/250℃

2. Sift all dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Rub in the butter (I did this in the food processor).

3. Beat eggs with the milk and add all at once to the dry ingredients. Mix to a soft dough. Turn out onto a floured surface.

4. Knead dough lightly, just enough to shape into a 1-inch thick round. With a cutter or knife cut into scones. Brush the tops with the egg wash and dip tops in granulated sugar.

5. Place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake in the hot oven for 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown on top.

6. Cool scones on a wire rack. Serve warm split in half and slathered with jam and butter and/or clotted or whipped cream.

Makes 18 to 20 scones

Recipe from Darina Allen’s Ballymaloe Cookery Course Cookbook

New favorite of mine.

Two Wounded Birds.

Cool, catchy, and fun. Feels like the sun shining on one’s face.

Two Wounded Birds’ self titled debut album is due out on June 11th. Learn more about the band here where you can also pre-order the cd. Summer UK tour dates are on the band’s Website.

Cheers!