Dishing with Dianna

Dianna Arias from Don Strange of Texas is here to help you make a very special Mother's Day brunch.

Mother’s Day Scones

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, frozen
• 1/2 cup raisins (or add chocolate chips, dried cranberries, nuts, cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon, lemon, or orange zest)
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking tray with parchment paper

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl. Grate butter into flour mixture on the large holes of a grater. Use your fingers to work in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbles, then toss in raisins or your favorite add-in. Whisk sour cream and egg together in small bowl until combined. Stir in sour cream mixture into flour mixture using a fork until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to shape the dough into a ball. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7–8-inch circle, about 3/4 thick. Sprinkle with the remaining sugar, use a sharp knife to cut into 8 equal triangles: place on the prepared baking tray, about 1 inch apart. Bake scones in the preheated oven until golden, about 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes; serve warm or at room temperature. Recipe adapted from Allrecipes.

“The Royal Treatment” Blackberry Mimosa

• 1/2 cup simple syrup
• 10 blackberries
• favorite sparkling wine
• garnish – whole blackberry, fresh thyme, sugar rim

Dip each glass into a shallow plate filled with 1/4 inch water, then dip in a plate filled with baking sugar. Add 1 – 2 tablespoons muddled simple syrup & blackberries to the champagne glass, top with very cold sparkling wine and garnish.

Don Strange of Texas, Inc.
1551 Bandera Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78228
donstrange.com