Simply Scones: Quick and Easy Recipes for More than 70 Delicious Scones and Spreads [Paperback]

Leslie Weiner (Author), Barbara Albright (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 1988

Scones make delectable treats for afternoon tea, breakfast, lunch, even midnight snacks. This tempting book features more than seventy luscious recipes for scones and spreads certain to delight both traditional and adverturesome palates:

Sweet Scones: Oat Current, Triple Chocolate Chunk, Jam-Filled Walnut, Pistachio Fig Scones
Savory Scones: Cheese, Hearty Grain, Pesto, Tex-Mex Scones
Spreads: Apple Butter, Clotted Cream, Yogurt Cheese, Chocolate Nut Butter, Raspberry Cream Cheese Spread

Plus dozens more. Special sections tell how to make perfect scones, and how to serve a scrumptious afternoon tea. If you've never indulged in a batch of fresh-baked scones, there's no reason to miss out now!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Leslie Weiner, food and nutrition editor of Forecast magazine (Scholastic, Inc.) lives in Westfield, New Jersey.

Barbara Albright, editor-in-chief of Chocolatier magazine, lives in Darien, Connecticut. They are the authors of Mostly Muffins.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (April 15, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312015119
• ISBN-13: 978-0312015114
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,308 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Baking > Muffins
  • #3 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Cooking, Food & Wine > Baking > General
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scone heaven, September 26, 2004

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Smartypants "FBGA" (Northern California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simply Scones: Quick and Easy Recipes for More than 70 Delicious Scones and Spreads (Paperback)

This is my favorite scone cookbook (I have several) and it is dog-eared, flour stained and remains to this day one of my most often used books. I bought the book not knowing how to make scones and found the directions easy, the ingredients readily available and every recipe has turned out delicious. From working with this book I have also learned the basics of scone cookery and have gone from a rank beginner to being able to create my own scone recipes easily. Buy it! You will not regret it.

50 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Wonderful, June 18, 2002

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apoem "apoem" (Bosque Farms, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Simply Scones: Quick and Easy Recipes for More than 70 Delicious Scones and Spreads (Paperback)

Every recipe I have tried from this cookbook has been fantastic. There are some wonderful combinations such as orange and chocolate scones. The directions are easy, the ingredients are usually common items that are easy to find and all the recipes I have tried turned out yummy.

Although it is a small book, in size, it is not small in yumminess or easiness. I have to admit that scones have become a staple in our house, due in a large part, to this book.

Enjoy.

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect scones!, February 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Simply Scones: Quick and Easy Recipes for More than 70 Delicious Scones and Spreads (Paperback)

I've made about 10 of the recipes out of this book, and each one came out perfectly. If you've only experienced dry-as-sawdust "scones" at trendy coffee shops, but this book and be pleasantly surprised at what scones are REALLY like. Some of the scones are beyond rich (like the Brownie Scones), but every batch I've tried so far from this book has turned out buttery, tender, and utterly irresistable. Try the Classic Cream Scones first and then go from there.