Salty Buckwheat & Jam Scones

Scones and Jam, there couldn’t be an easier match.

Hello!

Thanks for joining me for this shorter newsletter and recipe. We’re still trudging away through the frayed edges of winter here in NY. We had our first sunny day in the 60s and the energy and mood shift was apparent everywhere I looked.

A shot from the Washington Heights 5K this weekend

Today’s recipe came from wanting to simplify a layered scone recipe that I developed a few years ago for King Arthur Baking. The finished scone features three layers of jam sandwiched between dough studded with cornmeal and fresh rosemary. It requires rolling out four separate pieces of dough, using a ruler, and several trips to the fridge to keep the dough chilled and workable.

The response to the recipe was immensely positive and I enjoyed seeing many, many people recreate the scones at home. I never thought that so many people would find joy in baking something that I had created. The only consistent and possibly valid criticism that the recipe received was that it wasn’t very “easy” to make. T…