Breakfast Scones
These scones are wonderful topped with apple butter.
Ingredients:
Scone mix
¾ cup, plus 2 tablespoons water
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 425°. Combine the water and scone mix in a medium bowl. Stir with a spoon until blended. (Dough will be slightly sticky.)
2. Knead dough 5-6 times on a generously floured board, folding dough in half on top of itself each time. Divide dough into 3 pieces. Pat each piece into a 5-inch diameter dome, and cut each dome into 4 wedges.
3. Place the scones on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve scones warm from the oven.
Tex-Mex Breakfast Recipes
Nothing perks up the taste buds quite like the flavors of the Southwest—enjoy the region’s signature smoky-spicy flavors this week for breakfast with fixings like Skagit River Ranch’s signature chorizo sausage, our cream biscuit mix and farm-fresh eggs, plus dried Guajillo and New Mexico chilis. Accented by Pain au Levain bread, F&L housemade granola and Dutch Hollow Dulcet cheese from Beecher’s, this lineup is sure to provide a satisfying start to your day.
Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:
Breakfast Biscuits
These fluffy biscuits are extra-rich thanks to the addition of sweet cream.
Chorizo Frittata with Cherry Tomatoes & Baby Lacinato Kale
Serve this satisfying frittata with a dollop of cooling sour cream on top.
Chili-Roasted Potatoes, Bell Peppers & Sweet Onions
These easy roasted veggies are a great brunch side dish. (Or, try topping a hearty serving with a poached egg for a satisfying entrée.)
Baby Kale Salad with Root Vegetables & Apple
Packed with crisp carrots, rutabagas and kale, this super-healthy salad from Food & Wine is incredibly refreshing.
Cara Cara Orange Compote
Tart, sweet and lively with bright citrus flavor, this compote is excellent on our cream biscuits.
Feels Like Fall Recipes
Crisp apples, sweet-and-mellow pears, vibrant peppers and more: Fall is officially here! As the weather starts to cool, the farmhouse kitchen is heating up as we incorporate this bounty of produce into dishes indicative of this culinary-friendly season. Tie on an apron and get started in your own kitchen this week with ingredients for a cozy autumn brunch: Certified-organic buckwheat flour for incredible crêpes, both Snohomish Bakery granola and cinnamon-raisin bread, smoky bacon and farm-fresh eggs, plus Italian prosecco and a quartet of locally-crafted cocktail shrubs—cheers to fall!
Here are a few recipe ideas for the week:
Buckwheat Crêpes
Once you perfect the technique here, start playing with your favorite fillings. This week we suggest a helping of cinnamon-kissed orchard fruit, quince-ginger compote or savory bacon!
Sautéed Fall Orchard Fruit
Kissed with fragrant cinnamon and brown sugar, these are sublime on waffles, pancakes or crêpes.
Quince-Ginger Compote
Another fantastic filling option for this week’s crêpes.
Roasted Potatoes, Peppers & Onions
These easy roasted veggies are a great brunch side dish. (Or, try topping a hearty serving with a poached egg for a satisfying entrée.)
Carrot & Apple Sauté with Rosemary
This beautiful combination sings with fresh flavor!
Slow-Roasted Celery
This unexpected side is sure to be a new favorite.
Quince-Ginger Compote
Another fantastic filling option for this week’s crêpes.
Ingredients:
3 cups off-dry white wine, such as Riesling
1½ cups water, plus more if needed
1½ cups sugar
12 thin slices peeled fresh ginger (from one 2-inch piece)
3 pounds just ripened quince (about 4), peeled, cored, and cut into ½ -inch wedges
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Method:
1. Bring wine, water, sugar, and ginger to a simmer in a medium saucepan over high heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Add quinces. (Add more water if needed to cover fruit.) Reduce heat, and simmer gently until quinces are tender, 25 to 45 minutes depending on ripeness of fruit.
2. Transfer quinces to a bowl using a slotted spoon. Bring liquid in saucepan to a simmer, and cook until slightly syrupy, about 5 minutes. Remove, and discard ginger. Stir in lemon juice. Pour syrup over quinces. Let stand until cool. Refrigerate if desired.
