Over the summer months whenever I have visited a National Trust property I have been tempted to buy the National Trust Book of Scones. I always held back, although I love scones I wasn’t sure I would get around to baking any, it is years since I have done any baking.
On my recent visit to Croome I succumbed to temptation and purchased the book. The weekend after our visit to Croome, after insisting Mr C chose the scone variety I got baking. I was surprised at his choice of Apple and Cinnamon, sweet rather than savoury. I was equally surprised at the result and although I say so myself the scones got a 5 out of 5 rating. Talk about melt in the mouth…
Sadly, National Trust properties no longer routinely offer interesting scone varieties in their cafes. Due to becoming more corporate (in my mind bland) their usual offerings are fruit or cheese not even my personal favourite, a Cherry Scone.
I treated myself to that book a while back as I read the author’s blog on NT scones. Must admit I keep saying I will work my way through it but so far have only made the Earl Grey scones which were very good. I do make scones about once a month but usually use either Mary Berry’s Special Fruit Scone recipe or her Cheese scone one.
Your scones look delicious
I really must try some more from the book 
I have read the authors blog for sometime. For sometime I had been a little confused by the book thinking that the properties mentioned baked the scones mentioned next to their name. When for many a year the only scones available are fruit or plain.
The reason I hesitated with the book is that I wasn’t sure I would get around to baking any scones…
i am not too fond of them but your text makes me think of one now, CP
Scones have to be cooked to a perfection for them to be enjoyed.
I wonder if you pronounce them ’scons’ or as I do ’scowns’?
I was up thar in Shropshire this last weekend where folks do speak slightly different to them darn ere in the south.
Of course I’m really a Warwickshire lad and was up in Bridgnorth meeting up with me bruthers and me sister as we all ‘played’ with the steam trains on the Seven Valley Rly.
I had a bit of a foodie weekend with Bathams Best Beer in the station bar and also managed some excellent meat pies from Beaman & Sons family butchers.
I also own up to returning home with their home-made white puddings,faggots and black puddings. I’m a man with savory taste buds – no jam & cream for me ;-o
Woops – I meant the ‘Severn’ Valley Railway.
I say scown and Mr C says scon. My scowns were served warm from the oven with butter only! The butter melted into the scown. Mmmmm! delicious
Mr C is a savoury man and he chose this scown (or as he would say scon!). He wasn’t disappointed.
My mum makes the best scones
I particularly dates scones and pumpkin scones.
My favourite is a cherry scone
Actually, Cherry, for how much I LOVE scones, I have a feeling I’d love this book!
I had been looking at the book for a while and I eventually picked it up whilst we were visiting Croome
Cream first or jam first?
Did the book tell you which is the right way?
My way is, always, cream first.
Oh, I am a Devonian! Ha.
Jam first
But quite often I prefer my scone with butter only. This scone only needed butter
Nothing wrong of “sinning” every once in a while, Cherry. I think that is a great book and I also think the scones turned out well!!!
You can ask Mr C about the quality of the scones
I quite surprised myself!