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Glazed Lemon Cream Scones  Call Yankee Publishing Inc./The Old Farmer’s Almanac Lasagna • Steak, Romaine, Delicate, fragrant, and delicious. Batter: 1 cup heavy cream or whipping cream, 2 cups all-purpose flour plus a spoonful or two for tops 1 1⁄3 cup sugar ⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon baking powder Lemon Glaze: Toll-free 800-895-9265 or 800-729-9265 1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt 11⁄2 cups confectioners’ sugar and Blue Cheese Salad • finely grated zest of 1 lemon 1 tablespoon light corn syrup EASY DOES IT 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon milk, plus more as needed 1 cut into ⁄4-inch pieces 1⁄8 teaspoon lemon extract For light, fluffy 1 egg yolk scones, avoid 603-563-8111 or 24-hour voice-mail: 603-563-8118 kneading the For batter: dough too many ■ Preheat the oven to 400°F. Get out a large baking sheet. Root Beer–Braised times. A gentle ■ Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest in a large bowl touch is best. and whisk to mix. Add the butter and, using a pastry blender or your fingers, cut it into the dry mixture to make very small pieces. Make a well. ■ Combine the cream, yolk, and vanilla in a small bowl and stir to blend. Pour into Fax: 603-563-8252 the well and stir until the dough pulls together. Set aside to rest for 3 to 4 minutes. ■ Lightly flour a work surface. Country Ribs • Peanut ■ Scrape the dough onto the work surface and dust your hands and the dough with flour. Knead the dough gently 4 or 5 times. It will be soft but manageable. Shape the dough into a ball, then flatten it into a disk about 3⁄4-inch thick and 7 to 71⁄2 inches in diameter. Cut the disk into eight equal pie wedges. Place the wedges on the baking sheet, evenly spaced. Lightly brush the tops with cream. ■ Bake for 15 to 17 minutes, or until golden. ■ Transfer to a cooling rack.  The Old Farmer’s Almanac Butter Cloud Pie • Creamy For lemon glaze: ■ Sift the confectioners’ sugar into a bowl. Add the corn syrup and 1 tablespoon of milk and stir with a wooden spoon, until smooth. Add the lemon extract and stir to blend. Add additional milk, 1⁄2 teaspoon at a time, and whisk until the glaze is thick but still runny. ■ When the scones are barely warm, place them on a sheet of wax paper or plastic 1121 Main Street, P.O. Box 520 Vanilla Custard. wrap and drizzle them generously with the glaze. Makes 8 scones. 250 THE OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC COMFORT FOOD Dublin, NH 03444

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