baking machine December 18, 2007
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sweet potato cranberry scones with maple caramel glaze
that’s right. i made scones. with a caramel glaze. and they are delicious! too bad i’ve eaten about 5 of them since yesterday morning. the story is, i got a free pint of cranberries from work. then i remembered i had a sweet potato (pardon me, yam… but sweet potato sounds so much better). then i stumbled across some christian homemakers’ website (scary) and found a recipe for sweet potato scones, i thought it might be nice with cranberries, veganized and combined ideas from some other recipes and voila!
unbaked scones, above.
the plain scone, while moist and delicious, i found a bit tart… what with the cranberries and the small-ish amount of maple syrup i used. i tried it “buttered” first:
then, thought about a glaze and created the … creation … pictured at the top. twice bitten:
so, it’s december. and after the other week’s failed attempt at cheating the baking gods, this time i prayed at their altar with my gram of saffron and my brandy-soaked raisins and my newly discovered yeast measurements. and it worked! it worked so well, actually, that my saffron rolls became HUGE and lost some of their definition. but they are light, faintly sweet, moist, and saffron-licious!
unrisen, and risen once dough…
closeup on one of the lussekatter.
saffron rolls, lucia rolls, or lussekatter: these are traditionally made around christmas in sweden, and particularly for st. lucia’s day (dec 13). since i missed that boat, i made them today on the last day of my three day weekend. they are similar in method to the cardamom wreaths i made a few weeks ago, but without filling and snipping… just shaping into these little pagan shapes. although, of course, mine became huge. i think i may have overkneaded the dough the slightest bit, and that’s why i couldn’t make more defined shapes. still, they taste awesome and you’ll have no complaints from me. if only i can figure out a vegan egg wash to make them shine…
that first shot of the scones is so beautiful. when i first opened the page i couldn’t see what it was, so i decided to guess: giant cookie pie? some sort of cake? scone pie? then i scrolled down and saw it was indeed a batch of scones, just with the corners turned in. sweet potatoes and cranberries sounds like a delicious combination, very holiday-y.
i love little your swedish baked goods! those saffron rolls look awesome, and like the cardamom wreath, are something i’ve never seen before!
your baking never ceases to amaze! I love the colors in this post.
Oh yum, your blog is making me super-hungry!
These look fantastic. The glaze is such a great idea. . . elevates the scone to something special. And gorgeous photos, too!
your blog is also beautiful! I was eyeing that cardamom wreath a while back, and basically all the fabulous photos in here are super inspiring for me to fancy it up sometimes and not worry too much about creating leftovers.
Those look so nifty! I like how they are all twisty and neat.
I bet they are delicious!
PS: a VERY shiny fake egg wash is soy milk + the teeniest amount of xanthan gum + a bit of sugar for color. You could also maybe take some soy milk and thicken it with a small amount of starch on the stove. Just so its viscous enough that it sticks to your dough!
thanks susie… i knew you’d have an answer to the faux egg wash!
saffron rolls, i’ll have you yet!
You so crazy, girl!
Sweet potatoes? Cranberries?? Maple caramel glaze?!?
Well, I must say that this is the first time I’ve ever felt compelled to take a gigantic bite out of my computer screen! Seriously, those scones are completely gorgeous! They also happen to contain several of my very favorite ingredients…
I can’t wait to try these.
Thanks!
okay those scones look AMAZING, as do the saffron rolls (natch). YUM Maple caramel, sweet potatoes, cranberries, oh my!!! I must have one of these someday if just to say that I have.
I also agree that saying sweet potato is more fun than saying yam. Is that okay if I say the wrong thing? I hope!
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