Hot Squash Scones!

Thursday afternoon my youngest cooks arrived raring to go. Drop-offs were quick and easy and we got right to work making Butternut Squash Scones. I had premeasured most of the ingredients, but the little ones had no trouble following my lead when it came time to cut the butter and brown sugar into their dough.

They weren't afraid to get their hands dirty (although they did spend a lot of time washing their hands between steps), and they expressed great interest in feeling, smelling, and tasting the ingredients as they were added to the bowls.

We mixed, stirred, kneaded, cut, egg-washed, and sugar-sprinkled our scones.

 

And while they baked we drew flour pictures on the prep table, colored in our recipe books, and tasted some delicious vanilla cream cheese butter.

Another successful day in the kitchen, and they left Highfield Hall filled with the aroma of warm nutmeg. What could be better?