The iconic Big Sur Bakery burned to the ground. These scones are in memory of them

[mariadnoca]

Let’s hope they can rebuild, meanwhile…scones

michelle rizzolo’s big sur bakery scones + a handy scone guide — THE BUTTER LAB

Idyllic Big Sur Bakery sits tucked behind a small gas station on a magical stretch of coastal California off Highway 1. Millions of people stop by each year on their drive through redwood groves and wild beaches. Many years ago, I did too and ordered nearly every pastry on the menu. Everything was

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[deb-in-mi]

Oh how sad!

 

[marilynfl]

I copied recipe and commentary.

Last week I made lemon poppy seed scones from
Cheryl Day's treasury of Southern baking

Big disappointment. Not very sweet with a bitter edge.
Cheryl uses a citrus ingredient that she calls citrus paste. It is simply the whole citrus, minus the seeds. I should have tasted first but added it to the batter and baked them (in a muffin tin, which does not seem scone-y to me) anyway. Actually, bitterness shouldn't have been a surprise since lemons have thick piths and segment walls were also included. But I was remembering those GF whole orange almond cakes I used to make and those weren't bitter. However, oranges have less acidity and less pith.

I brought them anyway to the volunteer group I was working with that morning, but included a jar of my lemon curd because, dear insecure Liz Lemon, they needed something.