Baking Delia Smith's Fruit Scones and Sharing Good Books
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2020
- It's Friday, so it's time for this week's 'Tea Reads' episode! In this video, I'm joined by my Mum (Donna), and we share our regular Friday routine of a teatime chat about books over tea and a sweet treat. In our 'Tea Reads' episodes, we'll be sharing great short reads that can be enjoyed in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. In today's episode, we bake Delia Smith's fruit scones and read aloud a poem and some extracts about the fruitfulness of autumn.
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BOOKS MENTIONED IN VIDEO:
The Food Almanac edited by Miranda York (gifted PR copy): tinyurl.com/y6jjnzjx
Moonlit Apples by John Drinkwater: tinyurl.com/y5gzugqp
The Farmer's Year by Clare Leighton: tinyurl.com/y6r9y3k6
GET THE RECIPE:
Delia Smith's Rich Fruit Scones: tinyurl.com/y5k6o5xc
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ABOUT ME: I'm Miranda Mills, a freelance writer and photographer who recently moved from London to Yorkshire. 
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There is no better cook than Delia. Her recipes always work. I have an extremely well used copy of Delia Smith's Cookery Course which I have had for 43 years!
I loved Beatrix Potter as a girl also! My son's nursery was entirely Beatrix Potter themed. We really enjoyed the cartoon version of the stories when my boys were little. This was such a delightful video (as always). I'm so happy you were able to visit her home.❤
I've been going back through the "tea reads" archives and re-watching them. It's so great to be reminded of how to make some really lovely teatime treats! My late mum used to make scones and was a huge fan of Delia. Many was a time that we heard "Delia says....." - I have inherited her well loved Delia books with lots of handwritten comments on how to tweak the various recipes. You have reminded me of that so I will definitely be making these as we move into Autumn - maybe I will even try making some jam! x
This popped up and it is one I haven't seen. What a wonderful Autumn 🍂 this has been! I am always learning something new from you and Donna. I was not familiar with Quince butter, but sounds delicious! The scones, tea and reading by the fire 🔥 is so picture perfect. Makes me wish I was the lady who was stopping by!!
Good tip to use a slightly smaller cutter to help the scones appear to be higher, more risen. Thanks.
It does help! :)
Ooh. Can't wait to try this out. Thx!
Hope you like it!
Thank you, Miranda and Donna! I adore being transported to Yorkshire for these cozy tea read Fridays. These readings are really lovely. I have to up my anglophile culinary game, as I've never tasted quince or clotted cream. I'm so looking forward to Tuesday. Affinity has me under its spell!
Thank you so much, Pamela! Really glad you enjoy these videos. Oh my yes - you must absolutely try clotted cream sometime! It’s a staple in the English cream tea 😄☕️🍰
I just love this "baking with mum" series! 😊
Us too! Thank you 😊
Love your Friday Tea Reads!! Scones are now on the menu for the week end 😊. In your last Tea Reads you mentioned you needed to look into getting an owl mug. I couldn't remember the name of the china at the time, but i remembered this week. Have you seen the Wrendale tea china by Royal Worcester? They have a small owl tea pot that comes with a tea cup, or a small owl mug that you may want to check out.
P.S. I have been inspired to purchase The Lost Spells by Robert Macfarlane & Jackie Morris this past week, and the book is beautiful. I also just ordered the Food Almanac by Miranda York. Look forward to next Friday's Tea Reads!
Oh they do look like such sweet mugs etc - thank you for the suggestion! So happy you ordered The Lost Spells and The Food Almanac - they are both marvellous books! Enjoy your weekend and scone baking :) xxx
I'm loving working through your older videos. Everything you create is such a delight! Thank you, Miranda.
It's blizzarding here. This was a delightful way to spend a cozy afternoon...with a mug of tea too. Thank you!
Oh goodness, stay cosy! So glad you enjoyed our video :) xxx
How have I survived all this years without your fabulous Tea Reads?It‘s the perfect overture to my weekend! The extracts you read were my favourites until now. I want all the books you introduced us to! It made me smile when you said you never get as many scones/biscuits out of the dough as they do in the cookbook. Same here! :))) I love Delia Smith‘s recipes! Happy weekend to both of you! Xxx
Thank you so much, Marion! I'm really pleased you enjoy these videos. This one was my favourite so far too :) Enjoy your weekend xxx
I watched this video while I was eating my lunch and it was my most peaceful lunchtime in a while...I knew absolutely nothing about Quinces and I’m excited to try to make some scones...the readings at the end are so wonderful...Thank you Miranda and Donna 🥰
I was so interested to learn more about quinces too! Really glad this video provided a peaceful lunch break. Enjoy your baking if you give scones a go and have a good weekend 😘
Those scones are GORGEOUS! LOVE my time with you two during your 'Tea Reads'!!!
Thank you very much, Julie! My mum really has a way with scones 😄
I love when you and your mom are together - so enjoyable. It’s beautiful here in Kentucky now too. I love Autumn - it’s my favorite season. I enjoy your videos very much.
Thank you so much! I adore autumn too 🍂 🍁
Lazy Sunday afternoon and I’am enjoying your video library. I feel so relax with you and your Mum baking away. Love scones.Miranda the scones looked so good I wish I could grab one when you gave us a close up in the cámara.😘 Thank you, for all your great videos!🍁Love the Almanac book of food. Great give idea.
You make me hungry! I have the tea but not the scones! 🤣 Another lovely video ladies! ☺️
Hehe that is a shame! Thank you, and I hope you enjoy your weekend 😘
You gals make quite a great team together. You are so engaging. Love your baking tips too. I hope you take us with you when you take that jaunt to Hilltop.
Thank you very much! And yes - absolutely :) xxx
I have been baking. I made apple crumble and I am going to make shortbread today. 😊
I will definitely try your scone recipe. Lovely. ❤️
I am hoping to get a book from the library when it is published here soon:
English Heritage Guide: How To Cook the Victorian Way.
BTW I love your Mum. I think she is about my age and she feels like a sister already. She’s a sweetheart and obviously a brilliant mum.
We had our first snow of winter today so this video was so comforting ❄️ ⛄️
Thank you so much! My Mum is indeed very lovely :) Stay warm and cosy and enjoy your weekend xxx
I love your videos and you make my kind of videos...I am so glad I found your channel.
Glad you like them! Thank you! 😊
I just discovered your channel in the past few weeks, and already look forward to your tea reads every Friday! Best wishes from Kansas City, USA ☺️📚
I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you very much :) xxx
Wow, you have so many lovely cups that I noticed. you have a very good taste for selecting the cups, and the decorations. Love your both workX
Thanks so much 😊
This was wonderful. I own the Peter Rabbit Cookbook!
Another lovely video, I arranged my day so I could be sitting down with my cup of tea ready to catch up with you both. Who knew quince could be so interesting and delightful, thought about buying some in the past, didn’t, but will now!
It’s so lovely to hear that! Oh yes, do give quince a go - it’s very rewarding even if it’s more of a high maintenance fruit! 💛
Lovely, calming vibes once again... Really enjoy relaxing to your Tea Reads to bring in the autumn nights - hope you both have a good weekend!
Thank you so much! You too!
Hi Miranda and Donna, well that was timely as I am about to start on my crop of quince to make jam and now some butter too!! The readings were wonderful and I loved the story behind your poem, Miranda, what a great way to really involve and immerse a child in poetry, Donna. So cosy and I am looking forward to seeing you both for book club on Tuesday, take care until then and enjoy your country living, Teresa 🍂🧡💛🍂
Thank you very much, Teresa! It sounds like you’ll be cooking up a delicious storm too. Enjoy your weekend 😊💛
This was my favourite Tea Reads episode thus far! I adore quinces (even raw!) which along with pomegranates and medlar fruits remind me of home (Greece!), and I loved in particular your mother's chosen reading. Thank you both and have a lovely weekend! Ps: still obsessed with your mother's hair, I'm seriously contemplating getting a bob! Sending love, Georgia
Haha thank you so much, Georgia! Glad you enjoyed it! You are brave eating quince raw. I love it and pomegranates too! My mum is loving the bob life, I think. I just hope I’m as successful when it’s time for her to have a trim 😂 xxx
Donna, I also love my food processor! I am very much inspired to make scones. What a treat! I had a chocolate chip cookie with oats and rye and spelt flour as I watched. My grandpa had a quince tree. I never knew what to do with them. Quince butter is a wonderful idea. The readings this week were so wonderful. Just the words to conjure all the delights of fall!
Thank you so much for the lovely comment, Elizabeth! I can definitely recommend quince butter - and with warm fruity scones - just perfect! xxx
Hello Miranda and Donna. I cannot tell you how much I love and look forward to all of your videos, especially the tea reads with the baking. I have made scones many times, but not lately. My family loves them. You have reminded me to make them soon. I have not gotten my Victoria sponge made yet, but did get the raspberry preserves. Your reads today were perfection for autumn. I am going to listen again in a little while. My granddaughter is coming to spend the night with me and I would like her to listen as well. I have never had quince, but it sounds delicious. I love apple butter. I feel a real connection to you ladies. My only daughter, Allison, is very close to your age, Miranda, and she is a definite Anglophile. I wish you both a very wonderful weekend....... Crystal.
Thank you so much, Crystal! I'm so glad you enjoy these videos :) Have a lovely time with your granddaughter, and I hope the sponge baking goes well when you give it a go xxx
What a lovely video. I love scones and quince so much. That poetry book sounds lovely. Have a lovely weekend.
Thank you! You too! 🍂
As always, such a delight to share some time in your kitchen and in front of the fire...both you and your Mum are charming hostesses. My Mum has always spoke fondly of the quince jelly my Grandma would make for their family, when Mum was a child in Sussex, England. Your lovely episode has now inspired me to search out some quince fruit , which sadly, are not that common in our area of BC, Canada. But I am always up for a challenge, especially with the end result being the look on my dear Mum's face when I surprise her with some homemade scones and quince butter! Keep well...xo PS Your tea read selections always captivate my imagination...and...add another book to my growing home library...thank you! ;-)
Oh I do hope you’re able to find some quinces and make that wonderful surprise for your mother! How lovely. Thank you for your kind words - so glad you enjoy our selections 😊📚
I just love this new series baking tea and books what’s more fun than that.🙋🏽♀️. Miranda I love the poem about apples so I just ordered this book along with the poems for every day of the year too! 🤗🤗
Yay, thank you! Books and bakes - definitely one of my favourite combinations :) So glad you like the look of the poetry books; they really are delightful volumes. Enjoy your weekend! xxx
Most enjoyable-thanks! I thought you might read The Owl and The Pussy Cat with their slices of quince but your readings were much better.
So glad you enjoyed it! Happy weekend 💛
What a lovely video to watch on a Sunday morning! These baking/book videos with your mom are even more fun and enjoyable than the British Baking Show! :D Thank you for reading such lovely poems/stories - I loved them all. I wish I was your neighbor and could bake, chat and have tea with you both while discussing books. Thank you for making the start of my day so wonderful *hugs* (Btw, I had a cup of roasted dandelion root tea while I watched your video and worked on my Harvest Moon crocheted shawl/wrap. Also, those scones looked amazing!! The quince butter looked so delicious, too!)
That’s so lovely of you to say, thank you! I’m really glad you enjoy them. Your shawl sounds beautiful. Enjoy your cosy Sunday 😊🧡
It’s always a love treat listening to tea reads, and I’ll be definitely making scones tomorrow. Have a wonderful weekend!!
Thank you very much, Valentina! Enjoy your weekend and scone baking 😊 xxx
I forgot what day it was until I seen the notification. I was so excited it’s Miranda and Donna day!! Again a another wonderful video. Thank you for making this bleak cold day (this morning we received our first dusting of snow) so much better! The scones really look yummy and I really enjoyed your readings! ❤️❤️
That’s so lovely to hear, thank you! Miranda & Donna day 😂 Really glad you enjoyed the video. Stay cosy! 🔥
Did you know 21st October is apple day? I also love Elizabeth Posen’s carol ‘Jesus Christ the apple tree’ which can be played on this day too.
Oh yes, I love that carol too 😊❤️🍏
Your scones look delicious. I am enjoying your tea reads so so much. Thank you both for all of the baking & reading recommendations, they have been very helpful. So far, I have read the thirteenth tale & the corset and I have now started Gillespie & I. As I live in a contemporary tenement in Glasgow, I am particularly enjoying it! 😊
I'm so happy to hear that! What fun reading choices. Thank you very much xxx
Thank you for another charming Tea Reads, what a lovely episode. The readings were wonderful; particularly enjoyed the apple poem. The scones look delicious. X
Thanks so much Penny! Glad you enjoyed it 😊 xxx
Dear Miranda and Donna, Thank you for this lovely Friday tea chat - it has become a part of my Friday routine that I very much look forward to. I had no idea that making scones is so quick and easy - am definitely going to give it a go. I have not found good scones here (Washington, DC). During our years living in London I got used to the delicious scones at Fortnum's 1st floor cafe and Liberty's cafe. Lovely to know I came make them here, and have also found self-rising flour and caster sugar, as uncommon here as good scones! Yours looked so tasty! I will also try Miranda's suggestion for savoury scones. I really appreciate the care you both take to explain the process thoroughly with close-ups too. So helpful! Also loved the short reads. Always a delight and joy to watch your videos. Have a lovely weekend! Lisa xx
Thank you so much, Lisa! Really glad you enjoy these Friday episodes, and that we’ve inspired you to make scones. They are such a quick, easy recipe - a real standby for us! Enjoy your weekend too xxx
Just ordered A Nature Poem For Every Night of the Year - absolutely loved that last poem!
Oh wonderful- I just love it too 😊
I love your Friday afternoon tea vids, it’s a little highlight of the week to look forward too now :)
Thank you very much! So glad you enjoy them 😊📚💕🍰☕️
I have had such a miserable weekend battling a migraine so this was such a beautiful and soothing watch. Thank you Miranda and Donna, your videos are beautiful. ❤️
Poor you! I hope your migraine has now passed and you can enjoy your Sunday xxx
@@MirandaMills It has, thank you. ,❤️
Lovely recipe!!! You both are so wonderful!!
Oh thank you! ☺️
Love scones and I have just tried making Mary Berry orange shortbread ... Peter rabbit is my son’s favourite book too! Another great tea reads episode. Have a great weekend 😊
Oh brilliant! Hope you enjoyed the shortbread :) Enjoy your weekend too! xxx
I love these videos! It’s like sitting down with a couple of friends. It’s so cozy with the baking and readings afterward, and I just love your interactions with your mom. I really enjoy playing these videos while I journal. Thank you for sharing.
I’m so happy to hear that, thank you!
Another lovely video Miranda and Donna, than you! I have made quince paste this week,
Autumn is in the air :) I will try the scones this weekend, they look delicious
Oh yum - quince paste is delicious too! Autumn is indeed in the air! Have a lovely weekend and happy baking 😘
The scones look absolutely marvelous.I have backed ones once, after a trip to London when I ate them for the first time and adored it. But now I have learned these tricks from Donna, they will get better.Quince butter is something new , I was always wondering what were possible to cook with quinces finding them a little fade.Tomorrow will be there scones here , an english book and I will feel myself very british 😉😗Thank you both and have a very nice weekend!
How lovely you’ll be baking scones! Hope they turn out well. Happy weekend to you too 😊📚
Loving your videos. I wonder if you know Susan Hill’s The Magic Apple Tree. It’s a beautiful read with lovely wood cut illustrations.
Yes, that's a favourite book of my Mum's! Thank you for reminding me of it. I love the illustrations too :)
One of my favourite books also! X
This is fast becoming my favorite youtube channel! So lovely! Can't wait to make these scones.
That’s lovely of you to say - thank you! 📚💕
I wonder why I can't get through your page to get the entire recipie😭😭, really have been the entire day looking for this one particularly as is the one I used to do to my children.
Could you guys make yorkshire pudding some time? I've seen pictures of it and it looks so good but I don't know alot about it
Yorkshire pudding is actually a savoury side dish, traditionally served as part of a Sunday roast dinner, so it’s definitely not something you’d have for afternoon tea! Clafoutis is a kind of sweetened version of the batter, baked with fruit, so I may try to do that sometime xx