Simple pleasure #1
Oatmeal Scones
1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. rolled oats
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
5 tbs butter
1/2 c. golden raisins {or sometimes I use craisins or dried cherries}
2/3 c. buttermilk
1 large egg
Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, & salt. Cut in butter {I use my food processor} until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Fold in raisins. Beat together buttermilk & egg, and stir into flour mixture til just blended. Press dough into a buttered 8-inch round pan. With knife, score top into 8 wedges. Bake 18 - 20 minutes in a 400 degree F. oven. Cool in pan on rack for 10 - 15 minutes. Serve warm.
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Simple pleasure #2
~an old copy of Pride and Prejudice bought for $1...I love the green color of the cover and the old-fashioned illustrations by Charles E. Brock
Simple pleasure #3~sitting in my favorite sunny spot with a good book and some tea, glad to be in out of the frigid weather we've been having...
Did you take time out today for some simple pleasures?