The Stillroom

“Herbs do comfort the weary brain with fragrant smells which yields a certain kind of nourishment.”

~William Coles, 1656

Yes, Yes, cinnamon and clove are the warm spices that we seek during the cold months for obvious reasons.  They make us feel warm and toasty and the fragrances are heavenly.

To me, there is no finer scent than something sweet and tasty from the oven.  Now, I cannot tell a lie, I do not like to bake. However, if it is a simple recipe, I’m all in!

Forget bowls of flour and sugar and powders and butter and cream and flavor and additions!  No wonder I don’t like baking!  But, Rabbit Creek has cracked the code on how to make a pretty darn good scone without all of the messy fuss.  Heavy cream is all you need to add to these mixes to produce a bakery quality pastry.  Is it a pastry? Is it a biscuit?  Is it cake? Is it a crumpet?  Is it the best, flaky and most moist scone you will ever produce from your oven with the least amount of  elbow grease?  I have to say yes. They are a warm, hassle free treat to have with your tea.

Scones are famously not super sweet so it’s not like a decadent cinnamon roll.  If a sweeter finish is desired, the cherry almond can be enhanced with a kiss of almond confection glaze or how about a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top? I do have a sweet tooth so I usually add a sprinkle of turbinado sugar on top before baking or add glaze when they come out of the oven.

For the blueberry mix I add a splash of lemon juice and zest to powdered sugar to make a drizzle for a lemon blueberry scone. Stillroom tested and approved and so easy to make. So lovely a fragrance from the oven. Easy baking makes winter with closed windows not altogether unpleasant. Baked goods are a comforting fragrance for the winter weary brain.

“That there is a quality item, Clark.” – Cousin Eddie

I received an email that the new and trendy tea drops have shipped!  I do try to keep my small shop on point and as relevant as a tea shop can get in a small town. lol

My morning plan was to have the new scone mix flavors on the shelf today.  So far, the snow has had other plans.

Happy New Year!