BLD Scones

I love it when you find a recipe that is good for both Breakfast Lunch and Dinner. This is a recipe that I got from my sister-in-law. It is really simple and the scones taste really good. We usually like to put fruit and honey butter on our scones but you can put anything on them. You can even put canned tuna if you are having it for a quick lunch. We usually make a big batch and then we have them in our fridge to just take out for lunches or just for a snack.

Scones

2 cups warm water

1/2 cup sugar

1 TBSP yeast

1/4 cup oil

1 tsp salt

1 egg

5-6 cups flour

In your Kitchenaid mixer mix the water and sugar. Sprinkle the yeast and let it sit for a couple of minutes. Add the oil, egg, salt and gradually the flour. When the dough starts to pull off the sides of the bowl you know it is ready. Knead with the dough hook for a couple of minutes. Let the dough raise for 1 hour or until double in size. Punch the dough down and knead a little bit and then let it raise again for 1 more hour.

In a deep but medium sized sauce pan heat about 2 cups of oil. I usually keep it about medium high heat so that it doesn't cook the outside and not the insides of the scones. Tear off about a tennis ball size amount of dough and stretch it out thin. Drop it into the oil and turn it over when it starts to brown. It doesn't take too long so don't walk away!!

The last time we had these for dinner my husband watched the scones in the oil while I stretched the next one out. You could do this with your husband or children (maybe letting them stretch the dough instead of manning the oil). I just really enjoy cooking with my husband and I feel like we have a closer bond when we cook together.