How is it that in the three steps from the kitchen bench to the door the Big Sister will forget that I asked her to put her school shoes on, but promise to bake with her on Sunday and she'll remember that the whole week?
At a weak moment at some point I'd promised to make a cake with the kids, but come Sunday more pressing jobs took precedence, so we compromised and agreed to make scones. After scrounging around in the shed, I found a single sad can on raspberry lemonade left from a party long ago and, necessity being the mother of invention and all that, we made pink lemonade scones. I even let the kids share the remainder of the can - madness!
pink lemonade scones
ingredients:
- 3 cups self raising flour
- 1 cup pink lemonade
- 1 cup cream (+ more for whipping)
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- pinch salt
method:
Sift flour and salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre. Pour in cream and pink lemonade.
Mix with a knife until mixture comes together. Turn dough onto a lightly-floured surface. Add the choc chips and knead gently until smooth.
Cut scones into rounds. Arrange close together on a lined tray - putting them close together lets the scones support each other as they rise. Brush the tops with a little extra cream.
Bake at 220°C for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden. Serve with jam and cream. 
Benjamin Franklin once said "Creditors have better memories than debtors". Sums up life at our place pretty well.
are you good at remembering?
rachel_ourtownbrisbane says
These look awesome! Even though my weekends are hysterically busy at the moment I'm going to try and squeeze a baking session in on Sunday arvo because the boys will love them. Either that or your banana bread - my freezer is practically overflowing with black bananas!
Robyna says
Oh yum - they look great and easy enough for me to make. Mister six also has a memory like an elephant for things I promise and a goldfish for the things he has promised me.
Cindy @ Your Kids OT says
Yum, love lemonade scones. I used to love pink lemonade as a kid and who is to say that I have ever actually grown up.
Maxabella says
I've made the lemonade version but not with pink lemonade. There is something lovely about 'pink lemonade' - it just sounds like a lovely childhood. x
champagnecole says
Something so magical about pink lemonade. I love your ingenuity too, opens up a whole range of scone flavours 🙂
Emily @ Have A Laugh On Me says
I actually will endeavour to make these, but right now K and I are on rations and I can't resist scones with cream! x
Malinda (@MBPaperPackages) says
I hate it when I flippantly agree to bake with the girls because they ALWAYS remember but tend to remind you at the most inopportune times. #FFF
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
Pink lemonade was one of my favourites when I was little, and I would always ask for it on special occasions. I continue to be amazed at the memory our 3 year old has and I've gotten myself into trouble a few times because of it!
Cyndie says
For some reason I am not very good at making scones, so they are the only thing my husband makes for me (he is making a batch as we speak! haha). I saw on the Problogger event page that you're also going to #pbevent next month, I look forward to perhaps meeting you there x
Amanda Smyth says
I'd love that Cyndie.