Monday, June 14, 2010

Asparagus Scones

Thank you so much for all your concern about my ankle! It's feeling wayyy better now. I ended up skipping out on the race Saturday, but I did run about four miles yesterday and everything is feeling pretty legit. Hurray!! I just love all of the support you guys give me (:

Speaking of love, I also love new recipes. And I love brunch, so you can see how yesterday was conducive to my overall happiness. While flipping through the Vegetarian Times cookbook I borrowed from the library the other day, I saw an awesome looking breakfast idea: asparagus scones. And I totally had some asparagus from the farmers market just chilling in my fridge, begging to be scone-ified.

Asparagus Scones
12 oz steamed asparagus
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon raw sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons almond milk
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Preheat your oven to 425° F. Place the asparagus in a shallow bowl with a tablespoon or two of water and microwave for 2 minutes to steam. Remove from the microwave and cut into small ¼ inch pieces. Separate out the tips and put aside for later.

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Cut cold butter into small chunks and rub into flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal. Stir in milk and mix thoroughly. Fold in asparagus, cheese, cayenne and pepper.


Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead a few times. Shape the dough into a ½ inch thick rectangle and then slice into three even strips. Cut each strip into five triangles. Coat a baking sheet in cooking spray and place scones spaced an inch or so apart on it. Brush scones with remaining milk and press asparagus tips into tops.


Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until tops are golden brown.


I don't even know if it's possible for me to fully describe how delicious these were. They were slightly hot from the cayenne, so add less or none at all if you're not a spicy fan. These bad boys just melted in your mouth! And I'll let you in on a little secret - I totally devour three of these before I even got around to making the rest of my brunch. Shhhh!!


The meal I eventually got around to eating also included scrambled eggs and no, not cantelope - orange watermelon!! I love differently colored foods, it's a weakness of mine. Back home, there was an amish farm nearby that always had yellow watermelon and I stopped by nearly every week to buy one. When I saw this hanging out in the ice at Mustard Seed Market, I just had to snatch it!

fit happenings.
So the Beach Booty Challenge is a go! I've already started working on it, I can't wait to get going - my booty's gonna thank me later (and my bikini lol). I'm having way more fun than I should be picking out items for the Booty Giveaway too. Epic.

I also started my half-marathon training today! I decided to roll with the intermediate training plan from Hal Higdon. He seems to be so highly recommended by everyone. Hopefully this will keep me strength training more than usual as well! Wish me luck little bloggies!

There's still more fitness news, I've added a new event to my line up this year - The Men's Health Urbanathlon! The Urbanathlon is a nine mile run with 7 obstacles dispersed throughout the course, like jumping over taxi cabs, scaling walls and crawling under wire. It is seriously looking sickkkkk. They are having the event in two cities: Chicago and New York. I think I'm going to go to the Chicago arena. This is mainly because a. I've never been to Chicago (gasp!) and b. I'd rather not have to fly to NYC. I'm currently in the process of shaming convincing my boyfriend to participate as well. If anyone else is interested in doing this with me, I would definitely not turn down the company!

I'm off to do some whittling! Of the middle variety, of course. I apologize for not getting back to any blogs/comments - my internet has been having a great time being the bane of my existence, but I have beaten it back to submission and all is well. Looking forward to a good three hours of blog reading later (:

24 comments:

  1. Ahh I just typed my comment and it didn't post. Comment take two! Yayy I am so excited that your ankle is better and that you are running again and training for your marathon! You are a rockstar!! I never would have thought of am asparagus scone but holy delish, I'm pretty sure it's all I'm going to think about this week lol! Xoxo

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  2. Wow wow wow. I need those scones in my life. Immediately.

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  3. I am so intrigued by those scones! And hooray for starting your race training! That Urbanathlon sounds insane. You crazy girl! =P

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  4. Those scones look like magic. Yummmmm! I definitely want to try these out soon.

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  5. Really cool/good looking scones! I need to do a beach booty challenge!

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  6. Scones look good! I'm so jealous of your Mustard Seed market... it looks amazing, and I'm stuck with the closest health store being Trader Joes about 30 minutes away! Am I bitter? Why yes, yes I am ;)

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  7. those scones look So good! i have never had a savory scone!! the addition of asparagus sounds like the perfect pairing to a brunch or dinner!

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  8. ooooh the scones look great! i love asparagus. i haven't tried orange watermelon before (or seen it), but i've tasted the yellow variety and it was pretty good! i'm glad your ankle is healing. the urbanathlon sounds so exciting! will you be adding taxi-climbing to your training regime? ;)

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  9. i've never seen veggies in scones! very cool. i love spicy stuff.

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  10. Oooo those scones look amazing! I cannot wait to try them!

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  11. I've never had a savory scone, but I think they sound really good in theory. Time to put these babies into practice. Your recipe looks great.

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  12. Oh those scones sound awesome. You have a ton of fit going on girl!

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  13. Orange Watermelon? What?

    Also, one of my really good friends just moved to Chicago...this would be the athletic friend that just finished her first half marathon...I wonder if she'd do the Men's Health Urbanathon what-have-you with me!! Very interesting..thanks for sharing, girl!!

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  14. Orange watermelon? How funny! A friend of mine just told me about white watermelon!

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  15. what a great idea with the asparagus!

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  16. Whoa I LOVE this scone recipe! I'm all about a veggie-full baked good...and with the cheese? Sounds so delicious!

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  17. I was a little concerned about the scones, but they look great. Perfect for my salty tooth!

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  18. These scones sound awesome! I've never had a more savory scone. Love asparagus too. Great recipe!

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  19. Those scones look UNREAL! Like others, I've never had a savory scone. But I've never been one to pass up on that crumbly, carby deliciousness...especially if there's cheese involved! :P

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  20. I've run marathons and half marathons using the Hal Higdon plans and really like them. Best of luck to you! (And beautiful scones :))

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  21. oooh I LOVE savoury scones and these look great! Thankyou for sharing :)

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  22. wow! I love scones but it has never occurred to me to make savory scones. I'm in love with your meal, looks delicious!

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  23. oh WOW... those scones look and sound like something I NEED To Make Right Now. Wow. I love scones. asparagus. cheddar. ...what??

    :) I'm happy you found me so I could find you :) yep, daily reader over here!!

    thanks for the awesome recipe!

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