Hitting the Recipe Jackpot...

So I admit I've been on somewhat of a scone breakfast kick lately.  I'm not partial to any one particular flavor but the problem with buying scones on the go is that a)it becomes an expensive habit and b)they are always massive when you get them from a bakery.  I've been on the lookout for am easy and delicious scone recipe that I could make at home and I came across this one about a month ago.  We usually have chefs or different food businesses in the store on Saturday afternoons demoing their products or showing off their culinary skills and one of my favorite's has been this woman named Hazel Sy who is the voiced behind the food blog "tasty pursuits" (which is a great read).  Hazel's first trip to the store resulted in the phenomenal pork and cabbage fried dumplings that I made for a party back in the winter that were scoffed up in minutes and were so easy to make that my brother was the one that was charge of the assembly.  With that being said, as soon as I saw that Hazel was going to conquer the scone I knew that I had another sure winner on my hands. 

I adapted my recipe for Hazel's a little bit because the original one is served with a great orange honey butter but spreads and additional calories aren't exactly conducive to the morning commute.  So instead I just added some orange zest to the scone batter and didn't miss out on any additional flavor.  Her recipe also uses a mini scone pan which made them look adorable in perfect little triangles but the last thing I need in my life is another speciality baking pan so I just proportioned them out using an ice cream scoop and baked them on a cookie sheet which gave them more of a rustic look.