When I had finished making my Eggless Scones, and my baking sheets were dripping with dark chocolate sauce made from Theo's Madagascar, I suddenly felt like I was channeling Jackson Pollock, one of my all-time favorite American painters. (Yes, I am hooked on Theo!) I enjoyed learning about Pollock in Fine Art classes, but I truly loved making my food action painting, which was also a great stress buster!
I was thrilled to find and began with an Eggless Scone recipe by Tyler Florence. It looked simple and simple to tweak, too, so I replaced the fruits and glaze, and a few other things :)
I had a customer with high expectations who had said they would not eat the scones if they were too dry. Under pressure and against the reputation of scones everywhere, these Eggless Scones were up to the challenge! The cream especially helped them stay moist throughout baking.
See Tyler’s recipe for details, but for my part I replaced the blueberries with dried strawberries, which I had found at Sosio's in Pike Place Market. I added sliced almonds, and I replaced the regular sugar with brown sugar.
While my scones cooled, I made a chocolate sauce with Madagascar from Theo and heavy cream. I thinned the tempered chocolate with cream (you can use half & half if you like) till I had a smooth and thin enough consistency to drizzle, or paint?! with. When the scones were cooled to almost room temperature, I went crazy with the chocolate! Then I let the scones sit till the chocolate firmed up, and stored the scones in an air tight container.
Bring out your own inner Pollock or release some stress with this cool Flash canvas online! If you make these Eggless Scones, go Pollock on them and have fun – remember you can always lick the chocolate off your canvas ;)
14 comments:
mmm these look delicious! I say the pollock-ing was quite effective. Get crazy with that chocolate :)
i've always wanted to taste home-made scones..seeing your gorgeous photos i can't help but awe..thanks for sharing this recipe..i must admit they look outrageously delicious :-)
Yummy!
The scones look fantastic... One can't go wrong with drizzled chocolate! :)
i know only one pollock ... the south african legend (cricketer), but thats not the point.
The scones look very nice. Have to hand it to you to make egg less goodies. Its very challenging, but yet you seem to do it with such ease.
Love the choc drizzle...u can come over and paint at my place anytime:)
These are some damn sexy (eggless) scones! I like your use of the chocolate too, so much funner than just eating truffles. ;-)
sorry but u are tagged . this time u better say something !!!
I love Sosio's! They are my co-favorite produce place in the market, along with Frank's. Which bakery do you visit? La Panier seems to be the best, but I'm still a fan of non-market bakeries like Macrina and Essential Baking Company. And I'm such a sucker for DeLaurenti's.
Nice work on working without eggs here! I have a few vegan friends that would enjoy this one day. That's if they're good to me !:)
Amanda - Yes, it was. Thanks for stopping by!
Dhanggit - Yes, it took me some time to find a scone recipe I really liked, and this one was the best so far.
Patricia - Thanks, you know you can't go wrong with great chocolate.
Kajal - Lol, I don't know your Pollock because I don't get to watch cricket here anymore :( I miss it though. Yes, not anything like you make you know, but the non-egg eaters in our families love it. Yes, I'll come over as long as I get all those leftover cakes ;) Darn girl! I gotta do the MeMe now, but not sure about the 7 things :-P
Cakespy - Thanks!! I did not think of them that way, but they did look quite sexy! Yes, and sometimes you just gotta be more creative than what the recipe calls for...wait, who am I talking to, another great artist!
Katrina - You will be surprised that Frank and Sosio's are produce stands by the same family (brothers I think), but they decided to do their own little thing at some point. I have a few favorite bakeries all over based on what I am looking for. You saw my post on Essential I am guessing - always great! Three Girls Bakery is one of the local favorites @ Pike Place. The other few I like are Tall Grass Bakery of Ballard, Great Harvest Bread Company, and Flying Apron (who have amazing vegan treats!) Tall Grass and Flying Apron are usually at the Ballard farmers' market, too! Do check them out.
White on rice couple - Thanks! and be nice to those vegan friends ha ;)
Eggless scones - now that I like!! Looks delicious!
Thank you M&Ms :)
I told of my vegan customers about your scones and she got so excited . She even thought I was going to make it for her! Maybe I should , now that she's expecting it. :)
So exciting White on Rice :) Thanks! I hope you make sure to tell her that these have cream, so you will have to find a good vegan replacement for that if you make them.
oh looks absolutely fantastic, i would'nt mind eating these.
Nice recepe for the vegans.
And for everyone else...mm. :)
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