Peanut Butter and Jelly Scones
June 3rd, 2012
I grew up in a family where there was no greater comfort food than Peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches. To this day, if someone were to ask me what food I most associate with my father, it would be a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
I dug this recipe out, because I can’t think of a time when I would more like to comfort my father than today.
(this was Grammy last year on her 91st birthday)
We lost my Grammy, my father’s mother, Eleanor Jewett, at the age of 92 yesterday. She left us peacefully and surrounded by her family in tremendous love.
I will have to take some time to absorb her parting and all of the many beautiful ways that she affected our lives, and every person she met. I will have to take time to reflect, and properly pay her a tribute.
But right now, I am just thinking about comfort and family. And in my own silly little way, I have taken to the kitchen today to bake, because lots of times it feels like the only thing I know how to do.
These Peanut Butter and Jelly Scones will not change anything, but I don’t need them too. They only represent a gesture of love from a child to their parent (no matter how old we are). And I am realizing, in following my own fathers loving and generous example with his mother- that we can never have too many of these.
To make these delicious Peanut Butter and Jelly Scones, (who’s cookie appearance only make them more appealing at breakfast time) you simply combine all of the dry ingredients in the food processor:
Add the butter in little pieces and pulse until you have a coarse crumb.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, cream and egg.
Throw that in the food processor too.
Puree for about 1 minute until you have a wet dough.
Roll it out 1/2” thick on a lightly floured surface.
You either can make a disc and slice triangles, or cut circles.
Make an indentation with your thumb and fill it with jam or jelly. Sprinkle the edges with sugar.
Bake 18-20 minutes and voila! Peanut Butter and Jelly Scones to comfort and delight…
Recipe: Peanut Butter and Jelly Scones
Ingredients
- -2 cups flour
- -½ cup sugar
- -1 tsp baking powder
- -½ tsp baking soda
- -½ tsp salt
- -8 Tbs butter, cold and cut into 1” pieces
- -½ cup peanut butter
- -1/3 cup cold cream
- -1 egg
- -Flour for rolling out the dough
- -Jam or Jelly of your choice
- -2 tsp sugar
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a sheet pan with a silpat or a sheet of parchment paper.
- 2. In the bowl of a food processor, combine the dry ingredients.
- 3. Add the butter to the food processor and pulse until you have a coarse crumb.
- 4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, egg and cream until smooth.
- 5. Add the peanut butter mixture to the dry ingredients and pulse until everything comes together in a dough.
- 6. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured countertop, and gently roll out into a rectangle, about 1” thick.
- 7. Use a biscuit cutter or jam jar to cut out circles as large as you like. Re-roll the scraps so that you use all of the dough.
- 8. Place the scones onto the prepared sheet pan, leaving space in between them, as they spread.
- 9. Make an indentation into the tops of the scones, and then place ½-1 tsp of jam in the indentation.
- 10. Sprinkle the edges of the scones with granulated sugar.
- 11. Bake the scones for 18-20 minutes or until firm and golden and the jam has baked into the scones.
- 12. Let cool slightly and serve warm or at room temperature,
Preparation time: 10 minute(s)
Cooking time:
Number of servings (yield): 8
These look so fabulous!! Yum!
3:25 pm on June 3rd, 2012
I am very sorry for your loss, Heather. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers.
4:07 pm on June 3rd, 2012
Thank you so much Heather :)
4:15 pm on June 3rd, 2012
What a lovely lady. So sorry for the great loss to your family.
7:25 pm on June 3rd, 2012
Thank you very much Vicki, she was indeed a lovely lady :)
8:52 pm on June 3rd, 2012
I’m so sorry for ur loss Heather, and it’s so sweet of u to bake something special for ur dad, I hope it will comfort him a little. Ur family is in my prayers. Was that ur granny that broke her leg?
2:25 am on June 4th, 2012
i too am so sorry to hear about your Granny. I pray you do find comfort in our thoughts of love to you and your family.
5:36 am on June 4th, 2012
Sorry for your loss Heather. Sending big hugs! xo
7:50 am on June 4th, 2012
Heather, please accept my condolences for the loss of your Grammy. I’m sure you are thankful for all the wonderful memories you have of her. She must have been so proud of you. You go right ahead and bake your heart out and comfort everyone with your delicious recipes.
8:23 am on June 4th, 2012
I am sorry to hear of your loss. It sounds like she was an amazing woman.
When I have a bad day and tend to gravitate to peanut butter and banana. That is my comfort food.
8:34 am on June 4th, 2012
So sorry to hear about your grandma. Such a lovely tribute to her. This scones look wonderful.
8:49 am on June 4th, 2012
i am so sorry to hear about your loss, but what a beautiful way to remember her!
9:04 am on June 4th, 2012
So sorry to hear your sad news Heather – it’s so hard losing a grandparent – thoughts and prayers to you and your family.
5:09 pm on June 4th, 2012
Heather, so sad to hear of the loss of your special Grammy. I bet your Dad loved the PBJ scones, they look yummy and very unique. Keep on bakin’ on! I love the cake in the 91st birthday Grammy photo – its beautifuI, what a great memory for your Grammy. I am making your Mustard Glazed Salmon tonight with Copper River salmon. Hugs!
6:24 pm on June 4th, 2012
Sorry for your loss, Heather!
10:24 am on June 5th, 2012
I am sorry for your loss, Heather. She looks like she was a happy woman.
I love the scones! I love anything PB&J. Will have to do this with the kids.
12:39 pm on June 5th, 2012
Wow, these look incredible! I ate a whole lot of peanut butter and jelly growing up :D
1:58 pm on June 6th, 2012
Thank you for sharing your story and this recipe. My thoughts are with your family. What a great way to show you care!
2:18 pm on June 6th, 2012
I am sorry for your family’s loss. How wonderful to have her for 92 years! God bless.
11:02 am on June 7th, 2012
I am so sorry for your loss, Heather. Never fun losing someone you love, regardless of age. It’s interesting how the grieving process work and how we find comfort in food. God bless!
12:28 pm on June 8th, 2012
Sorry for your loss. Baking definitely brings comfort in times of sadness.
3:00 pm on June 10th, 2012
I am so sorry. Prayers going to you and your family. Food has always helped me in times of grief too.
7:16 pm on June 11th, 2012
Thanks so much :)
7:32 pm on June 11th, 2012
so sorry for your loss! :( what an amazing life she must’ve had…and so lucky to have been able to meet her GREAT Grandkids!
7:27 pm on June 23rd, 2012
Thanks you so much Jen- Yes, she even has 6 great-grandkids :)
6:49 am on June 24th, 2012
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