Monday-Strawberry Scones

On Monday we had Strawberry Scones.  This is not your average scone, it was moist and oh so very yummy!  I couldn't get enough! To be honest my husband and I ate all 8 since the kiddos were still down with the stomach flu, and not up to eating much.  I think they each maybe ate one bite! They did say they were yummy, but all done, which means this recipe also wins kid points!

Strawberry Scones:
1 c strawberries hulled and diced
2 c flour
1/3 c sugar
1 TBSP baking powder(yes a TBSP!)
1/4 tsp nutmeg(heavenly!)
6 TBSP cold butter, cut into 1/4" pieces
1/2 c whole milk(yes whole milk-it tastes better that way!)
1 tsp vanilla

Cut up your strawberries really small and place on a paper towel to dry-you don't want them too wet!
In a bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and nutmeg.  Cut in the butter until butter is the size of peas.  You can do this by using to knifes or I use my kitchen aide on slow with the whisk attachment and it comes out fine, but you have to watch it to make sure it doesn't beat it all together, you don't want that. Add the strawberries and lightly mix with a fork-just enough to coat the strawberries. Mix the milk and vanilla together, put a well in the flour mixture, and pour the milk mixture into the well.  Gently stir until it forms a ball.  Knead this ball on a flour surface just a few times.  Place onto baking stone and gently press it into an 8" circle.  Using an oiled pizza cutter, slice it into 8 slices, and then gently move them away from each other so they are not touching.  Bake at 425 for 18 minutes.  Let cool for about 15 minutes. If you want to go the extra mile then cool it on a rack, I usually just let mine set on the pan I don't like the extra dishes and it does keep them a bit more moist!

Today

Today is a gloomy day!  So how does a gloomy day become even better?

A bowl of Potato Soup!(recipe)

Warm fresh French Bread!(recipe)

Snuggles on the couch!

Nothing better(well it could be slightly better if hubby was home to snuggle with us)

Pizza Rolls

Ingredients:

2 cans jumbo biscuits

32 pepperoni

1 c Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

1 jar pizza sauce

2 cloves garlic-minced

4 TBSP butter-melted

1. Cut the biscuits in half, so you have 32 instead of 16

2. Layer the biscuits first with pepperoni, and then a bit of the cheese



3. Roll them up into a ball
4. Mix the butter and garlic together(I always like to melt my butter with the garlic in it, I feel like it gets more garlic flavor into the butter, but that is just me)
5. In a loaf pan, or bunt pan which ever you prefer, coat the pan with the butter mixture.
6. Add all the biscuits to the pan, and brush the biscuits with the remaining butter

7. Bake at 350 for 25-30 min.  Should be golden brown!
8. Warm up your pizza sauce and use to dip the rolls into!

9. Enjoy!!  These were really good and super easy to make.  Now you could always make these out of real pizza dough, but I was trying to do something a bit easier since I have a newborn baby and a 15month old running around.  I was going for simple and it ended up being really, really yummy.  My hubby said I could make them anytime!