very upset, all of sudden I found myself.
It’s almost a perfect morning, the sun shining, birds singing, breeze dancing through leafy tree branches. I just had a great chocolate chocolate chip muffin and a cup of delicious coffee. Really, there’s nothing to be unhappy about, yet I’m very very upset. I can’t help asking myself, [...]
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and place rack in middle of oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut the butter into small pieces and blend into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or two knives. [...]
还行,最后搁烤箱里350F考的,口感还比较喜欢(主要考虑到butter和糖比较少),就是有点咸,下回得少搁盐。
Perfectly textured inside and out, these scones truly are the real deal. Just a touch of butter or your favorite jam is all the embellishment they need.
Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 45 min
Servings: Makes 1 dozen scones
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Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking [...]
首先,终于照着前面那个recipe烤了胖墩蛋糕,本来看着三杯糖感到很恐怖,不过看回帖纷纷都说三杯糖看着虽然好像多,但吃起来根本不觉得甜,于是咬了咬牙放了两杯半(到最后实在是手软啊,三杯太吓人了),结果发现跟米国网民的耐甜能力根本不是一个量级的,尽管最近对甜食上瘾,还是受不了米国人民的湿湿碎,下次无论如何也要减半。不过话又说回来了,好吃归好吃,这热量实在是太高了,偶尔买个一块半块解解馋还行,连续吃还是心理负担太重。
虽说名义上没有假期,可是最近三个礼拜还是挺闲散的,全靠两个总出毛病的实验来来回回的折腾kill time,感觉没完全虚度时光的同时又被前所未有的挫折感不断折磨着,你说我这么一片热忱一双巧手的,它怎么就忍心扭扭捏捏的总不work呢?周期又比以前的实验都长,两三天搭进去才发现fail,你说这大周末的我倒是重复不重复呢?重复吧,好不容易有点欢乐时光还得搭进去,最近又挺多事情,两个人的时间本来就不多(当然,我也承认我比较贪心),大周末的也不能让可怜的aries睡个懒觉,我于心何忍?不重复吧,又感觉白白浪费了好几天,强烈的感到在这儿尸位素餐浪费老板的饭钱,真郁闷。不过好处就是再次强烈的认识到过去这些年的幸运,虽说都已成为历史,但起码提高了主观认识,仿佛又更加幸福了一点点。
有一阵子吃甜食不会烧心了,没想到现在又回来了,早上吃了块胖墩蛋糕,这会直犯酸水还烧心,也不知道能不能长点记性,别再那么馋。
好像也没别的什么事了,哦,对了,米国大选最后冲刺的前奏已经奏响,老头走了一招非常出人意料的棋,搞得我这种本来完全漠不关心的人都忍不住追看了些政治新闻,当然,也是因为美女实在太美女太传奇太吸引人了。虽然她的好大一部分政治主张我都难以认同,但她看着实在是有魅力啊,比大妈希拉里可养眼多了,NYT又仿佛专挑她好看的照片登,看得我都垂涎欲滴,希望她美梦成真了,幸亏我不是米国选民。不过一个好好的美女,干嘛非去政坛搅脏水,左一个丑闻右一个丑闻的爆出来,真替她捏一把汗,可别最后副总统当不成把家庭也搭上了。