I don’t generally follow the Olympics and Russia’s stance on LGBT folks made me reluctant to watch these games at all. I do have some Winter Olympics kryptonite, though, and that’s curling and hockey. I somehow find myself checking the standings for both sports as the Games draw to a close. By the time Canada earned its double double, I’d become hooked enough to go over to my parents’ place to watch the gold medal men’s hockey game with them. It started at 4:00 a.m. Vancouver time and I was up at 3:00, making these biscuits for us to enjoy along with the win we hoped was in the cards for Canada.
Our hockey team didn’t disappoint and neither did these scones. I improvised with lemon juice and whole milk for the buttermilk, so they didn’t rise as high as I’d hoped, but they were flaky, soft and balanced. I loved the contrast between the lemon and the light dusting of sugar especially.
I’ve made another batch since then, this time properly with buttermilk, and was pleased at the lovely height they achieved. These are good on their own, with butter, jam, or the Meyer lemon curd I had leftover from this French Fridays recipe.
Truly a gold medal recipe and one I was happy to share with my family.
Here’s a link to the episode of Baking with Julia where Marion Cunningham demonstrates these lovely scones. And you can find everyone’s links for this week’s recipe here: Buttermilk Scones
saucygander said:
I’ve been fascinated by curling for a while, well, ever since seeing that Simpsons episode… Your scones look great, and what a cosy way to watch Canada win winter Olympic gold!
melimelocooks said:
Your scones look beautiful!!!
I love the picture with lemon curd, it sounds very yummy!!
galettista said:
Congratulations on Canada’s hockey gold medal in the Olympics and on your beautiful scones. They look wonderful with the lemon curd.
oven chaos said:
Curling, a? Glad to have you baking with us again! Your scones look like the perfect comfort food.
jane of many trades said:
what a trooper-up at 3am to bake scones! they turned out beautifully!
Sunita said:
The scones look great. What a way to celebrate the win!! So buttermilk does make a difference. I used yogurt as we do not get buttermilk here. But even without that I loved these.
SandraM said:
Great looking scones! Canada does rock!
sunshine x 2 said:
Congrats on the win and congrats waking up so early to bake for the occasion!
Cathleen | My Culinary Mission said:
3:00am!!! Wow. Impressive. Wish I had some lemon curd. That would have put them over the top. 🙂
Cher said:
Lemon curd would have been lovely with these.
I am always up for a good round of hockey -congrats to my friends north of the border on their wins!
Ckay said:
Your scones look delicious.
I am so glad you loved them… I found them “just good”, unfortunately ;-(
jora said:
I’m amazed you were up at 3am to make these. Such dedication!
mireia badia said:
I enjoyed it too!!!
atasteofmadess said:
I have been obsessed with scones lately. This looks so good, I think I could eat the whole batch in one sitting 🙂