Hello 4th of July! Our Independence Day is right around the corner and I knew that something amazing had to be prepared. Yes, something amazing. Something that’s just out-of-this-world phenomenal! Suddenly, I found what I was looking for. There! In The Cape Cod Table cookbook by Lora Brody. I finally found an awesome 2/3 patriotic recipe. It was perfect, except for one thing that I realized later on. I made the Cape Cod Blueberry Scones. The only problem is… it only contains two out of three colors of the American Flag. I should have made some kind of strawberry glaze or something, but for now, the scones stay white and blue.
When I was little, I used to always make scones with my Grandma at our house in San Diego. Back then we made little petite scones like you see at Starbucks, but now… go big or go home. 🙂
For some reason, I do not like the feeling of flour on my hands. Its better than raw chicken (ewwww) but it still just feels so… bleh.
The directions said to brush the dough with butter. Oops. I kind of drenched the dough in butter. But don’t worry, I am NOT becoming the next Paula Deen.
My mom expected there to be difficulty cutting the dough into scones because we transferred it all to the baking sheet too soon, but it ended up being okay. When the dough came out of the oven we had nice, even, and yummy scones. 🙂
This is my: Mom-will-you-please-not-take-a-picture-and-just-let-me-eat-a-scone face. Seriously! I’m a growing boy, food takes first priority over photography.
Oh my god. These scones just could be one of the best breakfast treats I’ve ever made. They may not be 100% patriotic, but if you are a big supporter of the USA, feel free to add strawberries or something similar. It was a huge bummer (SPOILER ALERT) that the US lost in the world cup against Belgium. It amazes me how a whole country that is about the size of Maryland, can have such a great soccer team. The game was very intense. 120 minutes of great soccer. If you did watch the game, you had to have seen how amazing the USA goalie is! Tim Howard played the game of his life! He had over 15 saves. That’s pretty amazing if you ask me. Well, I do know another thing… that these scones are the bomb.com! Kids love them. Parents love them. Grandparents love them. Animals love them. Even aliens would love them! Do yourself a favor okay? Make these scones. 🙂
And even a kid can analyze the World Cup game and cook… Like Me!
Val
Tuesday 10th of September 2024
Perfect! Couldn't be any more delicious!
Rosalie A McCartney
Friday 11th of June 2021
I am not sure if some of the ingredients are missing. There is no fat such as butter in these and the cream ratio is a little high. My scone batter was like cake batter. Followed instructions but I ended up adding more flour and then the scones were dense.
RecipeGirl
Thursday 17th of June 2021
Hmmm, shouldn't have had to add more flour. These are cream scones vs. butter scones. Here's an article explaining the difference: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2019/03/19/cream-scones-vs-butter-scones
GG
Saturday 12th of July 2014
These look amazing! I cannot wait to try them. It's good to have a base scone recipe that will allow me to add various ingredients. I might even try to make a savory version of a scone. Thanks so much RecipeBoy! And I love your blog!
michelle
Wednesday 9th of July 2014
Best scones ever!! When I received your mom's email "Stuff I've Gotta Share..." and saw these scones, I knew I had to make them ASAP (and I happened to have all the ingredients!)! My children woke up to an amazing smell and a delicious breakfast, thank you for sharing your recipe! Welcome back to town! We have been living here for 18 years and love this community, and you picked a perfect time to visit, the weather has been great!! Maybe we will have a Recipe Boy and Recipe Girl siting at GH!!!
recipeboy
Saturday 12th of July 2014
Oh cool, that's awesome to hear that you liked the scones. You could have spotted me jumping off the bridge almost every day I was there!
RecipeBoy's Grandma
Friday 4th of July 2014
Yes, I remember making scones with you. You've come a long way since then RecipeBoy. This looks good and it's one I can adapt to Gluten Free with the magic GF flour I discovered. Have a wonderful 4th of July evening. LOVE TO ALL!