{"id":1107,"date":"2016-07-12T15:44:27","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T15:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/?p=455"},"modified":"2019-10-12T02:13:55","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T02:13:55","slug":"joy-process-part-ii-thimbleberry-scones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/joy-process-part-ii-thimbleberry-scones\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm to Table Part II: Thimbleberry Scones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thimbleberries are interesting to harvest. You have to have very light fingers to not smush the fruit. The proper picking motion is almost like peeling a sticker off a bowling ball. After an hour, it will seem like you hardly have any in the\u00a0bucket, but the fruit is dense. I was happy to harvest almost\u00a0two cups, which is enough to make something delicious&#8230;.like scones!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03858.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-461\" src=\"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03858-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSC03858\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t sure how these would turn out, mostly because\u00a0of the consistency of the berry. It was obvious they would not be scones with large, identifiable pieces of fruit because thimbleberries break apart so easily. Again, I sought to keep it simple and highlight the berry flavor.<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>2 cups flour<br \/>\n1\/4 cup organic sugar<br \/>\n1 teaspoon baking powder<br \/>\n1\/4 teaspoon baking soda<br \/>\n1 stick of cold butter (8 tablespoons)<br \/>\n1 cup fresh thimbleberries<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (I used 0% fat)<br \/>\n1 egg<\/p>\n<p>Combine the first four ingredients on the list and mix until blended. Cut the butter up into little chucks and fold it in with your hands. The mixture will turn into little crumbles. Then, mix in the thimbleberries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03903.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-464\" src=\"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03903-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"DSC03903\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03905.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-465\" src=\"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03905-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSC03905\" width=\"288\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a separate bowl, whisk\u00a0the yogurt and egg together until blended. Watch out for begging dogs.\u00a0Stir it into\u00a0to the above mixture by using a fork. The mixture will get very dough-like, and at that point you are ready to form your scones.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03907.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-466\" src=\"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03907-300x136.jpg\" alt=\"DSC03907\" width=\"300\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I like my scones on the larger side. As you can see, they are the size of a small fist. Put them on the middle-lower rack in the oven and bake at 400 degrees for about 15-17 minutes. When they are done, they will turn slightly brown on the peaks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03911.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-467\" src=\"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC03911-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"DSC03911\" width=\"281\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These scones are good enough to enjoy alone, but I whipped up some cream and added more fresh thimbleberries and mint before serving. The mint is a great compliment to the tartness of the berries and cream. One great feature of the scones is the little seeds, which provide a delicate crisp with each bite. \u00a0Review from the taste tester: Best thing I ever made that is not Korean cuisine. I&#8217;ll take it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/tastetest2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-468\" src=\"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/tastetest2-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"tastetest2\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/tastetest2-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/tastetest2-768x356.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/tastetest2-1024x475.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thimbleberries are interesting to harvest. You have to have very light fingers to not smush the fruit. The proper picking motion is almost like peeling a sticker off a bowling ball. After an hour, it will seem like you hardly have any in the\u00a0bucket, but the fruit is dense. I was happy to harvest almost\u00a0two &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/joy-process-part-ii-thimbleberry-scones\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Farm to Table Part II: Thimbleberry Scones&#8221;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20,24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1319,"href":"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107\/revisions\/1319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oikostreecrops.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}