{"id":3886,"date":"2017-07-07T13:15:50","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T13:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingstraining.com\/?p=3886"},"modified":"2023-09-19T10:41:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T10:41:04","slug":"the-bakers-dozen-a-recipe-for-scones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualcampus.kingstraining.com\/es\/the-bakers-dozen-a-recipe-for-scones\/","title":{"rendered":"The Baker’s Dozen – a recipe for scones"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to The Baker\u2019s Dozen<\/strong>, a series of posts that will be looking at the world of baking and sharing with you a traditional recipe.<\/p>\n

When you start talking about food and culinary experiences, the UK doesn\u2019t generally come out very well. \u00a0If you mention British food most people here would tell you how awful it is, but why do we have such a bad reputation when you consider that the UK has a tradition for baking.\u00a0 A good recent example of this tradition is the hit TV show The Great British Bake Off, where contestants battle it out to become the best baker in the series.\u00a0 It\u2019s the same as Masterchef but the focus is only on food that is baked\u2026..breads, biscuits and cakes\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..Mmmmmmmmmmm<\/p>\n

To understand how old this tradition of baking is you only have to consider that the Great Fire of London started in a baker\u2019s shop in Pudding Lane in 1666.\u00a0 This fire swept through the City of London, as many of the buildings were made of wood, and since then no wooden building within the City limits has been allowed, with the only exception being the Globe Theatre.<\/p>\n

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To go back to baking, my family has an obsession with scones.\u00a0 The first thing to consider is how to pronounce this word and that varies in my family.\u00a0 Is it scone (it rhymes with gone) or scone (it rhymes with cone)? For me it\u2019s the former but for my husband it\u2019s the latter.\u00a0 The Guardian has an article which focusses on this pronunciation<\/a> issue for those of you who want to read further. There is no correct answer, it generally depends on where you\u2019re from so choose the one that\u2019s easier for you and go for it.<\/p>\n

I am always surprised when people here mention scones and wax lyrical<\/strong> about how wonderful they are and comment on how difficult they must be to make.\u00a0\u00a0 I agree they are very nice but in no way are they difficult to make.\u00a0 My children make scones on their own and that just shows how easy they are! Here is our tried and tested<\/strong> recipe to be shared with you. But what do we mean by \u2018tried and tested\u2019?\u00a0 Well it\u2019s very easy, we\u2019ve tried the recipe (we\u2019ve made it numerous times) and we\u2019ve tested it (yes we have eaten our own body weight in scones to test the recipe) and we can confirm that they are very nice indeed!<\/p>\n

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