Beg-For-It Scones

Way back in the day, I baby-sat for a Norwegian family in the heart of Woseley. They had two beautiful (if not loud) children and a wonderful house, filled with curious books and roadsigns in a language I did not fathom to understand. Even in the kitchen, where I spent a lot of time after the Roman and Kari had gone to sleep, had boxes and packages printed with fascinating mystery that I could only guess their uses or contents. (It would be a few years untill I understood Swedish. Norwegian remains too retarded for words.)

As what would be a many long and lonely night spent in the small white space, I pulled cookbooks down about my ankles and spent hours browsing the yellow wrinkled pages. One thick, green-velvet covered volume however revealed a recipe I am glad I copied. To this day, I can literally make my boyfriend do anything I want (including to run out and buy the ingredients for me) so I will make these lovely scones.

Preheat oven to 400. (I hate it when they tell you that at the end, after you've done everything.
"Oh by the way! Your oven should be on!" )

2 1/2 c. flour
2 tbsp. sugar
2 1/2 tsp. b. powder
1/2 tsp. b. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter (cold)
1 c. buttermilk
1 egg
Optional : 1/2 shredded chedder cheese.

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i. Line a baking tray with parchment paper, or for the poorer among us, flour it lightly.
ii. Mix the dry ingredients together and then add your butter, mixing untill it forms crumbs.
iii. Combine your egg and buttermilk (what I have written here looks more like "bonilx") in a bowl, then throw in with your drys.
iv. With floured hands, knead the dough about 10 times. Roll out to desired thickness and cut into triangles.
v. Bake for about 18 - 20 minutes.
vi. Devour with white fury.

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afterparty :

Danny and Kato, kitchen duo, give a butter-smeared, crumb-covered thumbs up to this Norwegian (maybe?) treat.

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ps. I am not feeling creative / corny today. I am sorry to dissapoint you all.