HomesickHedonist: Skonsi sa kefirom * Scones with Kefir

Skonsi su tradicionalni kolači sa britanskih ostrva i nezaobilazan detalj iz romana Aleksandra Mekol Smita. Vrlo su jednostavni i prave se od bazičnih sastojaka, a obično se jedu dok su vrući uz džem ili kajmak i čaj. Skonsi se obično prave s mlekom, ja ih ovog puta pravim s kefirom koji im pomaže da dodatno narastu i ostanu vazdušasti i narednog dana.

Scones are traditional pastry from the British Isles and a mandatory detail in Alexander McCall Smith's novels. They are simple and made of basic ingredients, and are eaten warm with jam or clotted cream and tea. Scones are usually made with milk, this time I am making them with kefir which helps them rise even better and stay light and fresh even the following day.

Sastojci

Ingredients

600 gr običnog brašna plus još malo za mešenje

½ kašičice soli

2 kašičice praška za pecivo

125 gr putera

5 kašika kristal-šećera

400 ml kefira

Žumance za premazivanje

600 g plain flour, plus a bit more for the kneading

½ teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

125 g butter

5 tablespoons white sugar

400 ml kefir

Egg yolk for brushing

Sipati u posudu za mešenje sve suve sastojke i pomešati. Dodati puter pa ga utrljati u brašno, da se dobro sjedini. Potom dodati kefir, izmešati pa po potrebi dodati još brašna, sve dok testo ne prestane da se lepi za ruke, ali i dalje bude meko i vazdušasto.

Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the butter and rub it in the flour. Add kefir, mix and add more flour if needed while kneading, until the dough becomes smooth and non-sticky, yet still soft and light.

Formirati kuglu od testa i iseći je na 4 dela. Svaki deo rastanjiti na oko 1 cm debljine, staviti u pleh obložen papirom, preseći dijagonalno tako da se dobiju 6 trouglića i premazati žumancem.

Shape the dough into a ball and cut it in 4 pieces. Shape and flatten each piece to be approximately 1 cm thick, place on a baking sheet and cut diagonally so that you get 6 triangles. Brush with egg yolk.