Scones

2 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, frozen
1/2 cup sour cream
1 large egg

Adjust oven rack to lower middle position and preheat to 400 degrees. In a medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Grate butter into flour mixture on the large holes of a box grater; use your fingers to work in butter (mixture should resemble coarse meal).

In a small bowl, whisk sour cream and egg until smooth.

Using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. (The dough will be sticky in places, and there may not seem to be enough liquid at first, but as you press, the dough will come together.)

Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7 to 8 inch circle about 3/4 inch thick. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on a cookie sheet (preferably lined with parchment paper), about 1 inch apart. For flavor I sprinkled sugar on top. Bake until golden, about 15 to 17 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature. Again, no picture for this one. I will work on it though! :)

Butterscotch Chip Brownies

1 cup butter

2 cups white sugar

4 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

bag butterscotch chips

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a cake pan. In a large saucepan, melt butter. Remove from heat and stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Beat in cocoa, flour, salt and baking powder. Carefully stir in butterscotch chips until there are as many as you desire. Spread batter into prepared pan.

Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Do not overcook.

Sorry I don't have a picture for this. I will work on that! :)

Cornbread

I got this recipe from Jon's Step Dad. It is amazing! It has become somewhat of a staple here pretty fast. Bake and enjoy!

1 c flour
3/4 c cornmeal (not coarse)
2 T brown sugar
2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
2 eggs
3/4 c milk
3 T butter, melted
1/2 c unsweetened applesauce
2 T maple syrup

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 9 x 9 baking dish with butter or something similar.

In medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another medium bowl, whisk together very well the eggs, milk, butter, applesauce and maple syrup. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir to incorporate (do not overmix). Pour into the prepared dish and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.

We have also tried this eggless. I replaced the eggs with Applesauce. 1/4 c for each egg. Worked well! A tad heavier but still delicious. Make this and let me know what you think! Great with chili, or great with just butter and honey.