Whats for lunch?

[Rob The Bastard]

Cheesy scones!

yum!

cream and jam! (for the children, of course!)

http://homepages.slingshot.co.nz/~robm1/Garden Summer 038.jpg

[Thermal]

Never had savory scones, stick to traditional cream & jam normally. (thats adults as well as children..)

[miotas]

Those are some nice scones there Rob. It's been a while since I've had nice hot scones straight from the oven. Just out of curiosity, how do you pronounce scone? Scon or scoan?

[Major Robert Dump]

Skoon-ee

[Rob The Bastard]

Hi Miotas,
for your Aussie ears it would probably sound like "skun", I guess. :)

I pronounce them scone as in "on" with a silent "e" not as in "oh" or "own"... of course, there is no hard and fast rule on the pronounciation.


Hi Thermal Mercury,
These ones are plain with just the cheese on top. Usually I add 50g of dry cheese sauce mix into the flour. I can do without the cream.

[Fragony]

The one on the lower middle is going to kill you in your sleep if you don't eat it right now.

[Thermal]

Those are some nice scones there Rob. It's been a while since I've had nice hot scones straight from the oven. Just out of curiosity, how do you pronounce scone? Scon or scoan?

I always thought Scon was for most people and scoan is for the posh people, so Scon all the way! :whip:

And Rob, they do look tasty savory and without the currents...

[miotas]

No, it's not a posh thing, also the differences in pronunciation are more that just scon or scoan, but those two are by far the most common. There is also a town called Scone and everyone pronounces it scoan regardless of how they pronounce the food.

[Hosakawa Tito]

Pronounce them any way you like, but please pass that plate.:2thumbsup:

[Rob The Bastard]

Hi Hosa,

The scones are 24 hours old... try the pikelets instead.

http://homepages.slingshot.co.nz/~robm1/Garden Summer 039.jpg

:)

[Hosakawa Tito]

Hmmm, kinda looks like a pancake. A little butter & a drizzle of honey and I'd be one happy Hosa.:yes:

[Rob The Bastard]

Hi Hosa,

yes, very much like pancakes. Firmer and sized to be more like "finger food" though.

:)

[Rob The Bastard]

With jam and cream (can you spot the trend?)

http://homepages.slingshot.co.nz/~robm1/Garden Summer 040.jpg

http://homepages.slingshot.co.nz/~robm1/Garden Summer 041.jpg

Oops, to slow! Hosa...

mind you, you were competing with my children, so you didn't have much of a chance.

:)

[Beskar]

Scone rhymes with Stone.

[KukriKhan]

So... pikelet = a thick pancake, or a thin crumpet. About the size of what we Yanks call an English Muffin; about 4 inches in diameter.

The things I learn here, everyday. :)

-edit-
and it's pronounced: "pee-kay'-let". wow.

[Rob The Bastard]

Hi Kukri,

Pronounced: pike let (over here)

Depending on the consistancy of the mixture they can be 1/4" thick and probably softer than a crumpet, as they are browned in a lightly greased frying pan. Crumpets are toasted aren't they? I like to make mine smaller so they are about 2 1/2" around.

If you are interested, here is the recipe that I use:

Pikelets

1 Egg
1/4 cup of sugar
3/4 cup of milk (about)
1 cup of flour
1 teaspoon of Baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 ounce of butter (optional)

Beat the egg and sugar, until thick and add with the milk to the sifted flour, salt and baking powder. Lastly add melted butter. Mix until smooth and cook in spoonfuls on a greased girdle (low heat)

Heat them gently, until the bubbles come through the top of the mixture and it has browned, then flip them over and cook the other side.

:)

[Hosakawa Tito]

Oops, to slow! Hosa...

mind you, you were competing with my children, so you didn't have much of a chance.

:)

Hehehe, yeah, I used to be that kid, so it's come full circle. Looks better on them than it does on me anyway. Thanks for the recipe. I know a couple of snack monsters to try it out on, and if I make them I can get first dibs on a taste.

[miotas]

So... pikelet = a thick pancake, or a thin crumpet. About the size of what we Yanks call an English Muffin; about 4 inches in diameter.

The things I learn here, everyday. :)

Size depends on preference but yeah, they're usually about the diameter of an English muffin although not as thick. They really aren't that much thicker than a pancake, just firmer and easier to cook due to their smaller size.

I actually had crumpets for breakfast, and I am going to go and have some english muffins now for lunch. :beam: My topping of choice for pancakes, pikelets, muffins and crumpets is golden syrup.



-edit-
and it's pronounced: "pee-kay'-let". wow.

Pronounced Pike-let here too. Where'd the person who told you that pronunciation live?

[Owen Glyndwr]

Breakfast for lunch is where it's at. Wake up at a bright and early 12:30, and pop down to the DC for cereal, tea, and some sort of pastry. That's the lunch for me.

[Rob The Bastard]

Hi Hosa,


Snack monsters ... You might want to double the recipe.

:)