For today's tea, I'm serving Gingerbread Scones. I'd love to share one with you.
Kathleen from Cuisine Kathleen is having her challenge for December's Let's Dish! party by copying a design from Pinterest or a magazine, etc., to use for our table.
I choose to copy the cover of Better Homes and Gardens because I fell in love with this glass globe on a cake pedestal. The people at BHG used a hanging terrarium, but I had a round glass vase and one of my son's suggested to use something flat underneath to hold it in place.
I used a candle cover under my vase in order that I could anchor it. I had a cottage, fake snow and some green foam.
I taped some green floral foam inside the vase in order that I would have a flat surface for my cottage.
I didn't buy anything to make this project and I have to tell you that it was such fun to do. After taking apart an old garland, I added some greenery behind the cottage, and added some pinecones, and a sprinkle of fake snow inside the globe and and around the cake pedestal. A strand of battery operated lights give a special sparkle at night. The cottage reminds me of the one in the movie The Holiday.
I'm using my tea service that my youngest son bought for me back in 1996. Do you see the sweet tea envelope? A dear friend sent this beautiful handmade one that is adorned with roses and lace.
This tea cup is Merry Christmas from Johnson Brothers that was a recent eBay find. The old- fashioned, vintage design reminds a long ago era.
This recipe was found on the Grandma's Molasses website, but adapted it to suit my tastes, by doubling the ginger and cinnamon and adding some cloves. If you decide to make this, I would cut the scones into eight instead of twelve, as they were rather small. I wanted a spicy, old-fashioned flavor for today's tea. These scones are very moist and get even more moist if sealed in an airtight container. I have to reheat them in an oven.
Gingerbread Scones adapted from a recipe from Grandma's Molasses
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
- 1/4 cup cold butter
- 1/3 cup Molasses
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 egg (separated)
- coarse sugar (for sprinkling)
In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture
resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, combine the molasses, milk and
egg yolk until smooth. Stir into the flour mixture until moistened.
Turn out onto floured surface; knead gently 6–8 times. Pat into an 8˝
circle; cut into 12 wedges and place 1 inch apart on a greased or
parchment-lined baking sheet. Beat egg white until frothy; brush over
scones. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 400º F for 12–15 minutes or until
golden brown. Serve warm. Yields 12 scones
This little doll enjoyed her own cup of Vanilla and Cinnamon Tea with me.
I am sharing this with:
Thank you for your visit! xo

Oh Kitty, I'm drooling and oohing and aahing over pretty snowy globe vignette! So smart to use a round bowl for your Christmas cottage to duplicate the magazine cover on the cake pedestal! Your gingerbread scones sound wonderful, I like that they're moist since most scones are too dry for my taste. I love your sweet Merry Christmas JB cup and saucer and your sweet doll too ♥
ReplyDeleteThat very magazine is sitting in my craft room right now. Every time I look at the cover, I want to copycat it. Now, I want to do it even more. The scones look and sound delicious. There is something about molasses that tastes Christmasy to me. (And if I could, I sure would like to "copycat" the little doll in the last picture, too. ;))
ReplyDeleteI love your globe vignette Kitty. You get an A+. :) You have wonderful company for tea.
ReplyDeleteMadonna
Adorable terrarium! The gingerbread scones look absolutely delicious. One of my favorite holiday flavors. Sweet teacup saucer set. :) The little one looks so cute with her tea.
ReplyDeleteOh, so beautiful, kitty! I love it....Christine
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful terrarium Kitty! You did a wonderful job! I also love your Christmas tree teaset and the Johnson Brothers...they have such great transferware patterns. And the scones look wonderful! Thanks so much for your prayers and linking to Tuesday Cuppa Tea!
ReplyDeleteRuth
Kitty, your terrarium turned out wonderfully and it does remind one of Rosehill Cottage in The Holiday. Love the Christmas tree tea set; it's adorable! The teacup too is perfect for the season. Your scones look yummy and yes, I did make mine for my post today. Wonderful tea posting and the little one having tea with you is so cute! Thanks for joining me for tea and for your prayers for my son and uncle. It made all the difference. Merry Christmas, my friend!
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Sandi
You did a beautiful job of picking up on the magazine idea...the scones look tasty too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet little girl! :)
ReplyDeleteLove your copycat, and your Christmas tea set, and your new teacup! This post is absolutely lovely, Kitty!
These scones sound amazing! Your tea guest is the best part of the post! Great job on the centerpiece - yours looks better than the cover shot!
ReplyDeleteYou created an adorable Christmas vignette in glass and the addition of twinkle lights around the base make it come to life.
ReplyDeleteI just happen to be drinking cinnamon/vanilla tea (from an exchange) myself and think the little imp drinking hers from the mug is the sweetest thing ever!
Yummy gingerbread scones! I wish I had some right now!
ReplyDeleteI love your tea service. It's so cute! And...what a super copycat you made from the BHG cover. It really looks fantastic, Kitty!
Hi Kitty,
ReplyDeleteI love your tea set and the little Christmas scene so prett and festive. I love the recipe for the gingerbread scones! I like that it doesn't have a lot of sugar in the recipe. Thanks for your sweet comment and visit of my garland I made too. Enjoy your week.
Julie
Beautiful, Kitty. I'm a gingerbread fan, so thanks for the recipe. Kudos on the copycat. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHello Kitty, lovely festive tea time! Your homemade scones look delicious, and your little guest so very darling. I adore your Christmas in a glass bowl centerpiece! You did a fabulous job designing it!
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Terri
Hello, my sweet and special friend :) This post is simpy charming from the very first line to the last. Your gingerbread scones sound and look amazing! And your Christmas creation is just too cute! I may have to make one next year :)
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Hi Kitty: I love that center piece. What a great idea! The gingerbread looks amazing. Have a great week. Blessings, Martha
ReplyDeleteHi Kitty, I love your special project and thanks so much for sharing all the directions. Your's turned out so cute. I love it.
ReplyDeleteHow sweet dear Kitty. Love your project and how you created it. What fun to make something like this. The gingerbread is perfect and your little sweetie is a cutie. xo
ReplyDeleteWell, you had me at Gingerbread Scones, but then I saw your fabulous creation! This is the cutest thing ever Kitty!! I like yours much better than BHGs version, just adorable!! Hmmm, I can almost smell those lovely scones~
ReplyDeleteJenna
I have enjoyed my tea with you this morning, dear Kitty.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun and festive post! I especially loved seeing what you created with that globe, just beautiful.
Your sweet little guest is as precious as can be!
Merry Christmas!
Debbie
OMG ..Your Gingerbread scones are the real thing with molasses..and a perfect teatime companion to your pretty cup and saucer...The little terrarium creation is a ' Holiday' twin... I love that show too...I have some of those glass bowls and just may have to borrow this cute idea...Thanks for sharing your creativity today.
ReplyDeleteThese look fantastic!! I would love to make them. Pinned. I also love that Christmas teacup!
ReplyDeleteSherry
Hi Kitty, the best thing about this post is that adorable granddaughter! So sweet, you are very blessed to have her to have tea with! That said, your cottage is wonderful. I loved that movie The Holiday, and it looks just like it. And Johnson Brothers make the best patterns, I really like that teacup.
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed day, my friend.
Well, you copied this one perfectly, Kitty! Well done!
ReplyDeleteThe scones look & sound amazing & that sweet little angel with her own cup of Vanilla and Cinnamon Tea is just A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your grandgirl is the cutest ever making her cookies, lol! I so enjoy doing it with mine as well. The scones look great and so wish I had a couple of them and I'd love to have tea with you and your darling too.
ReplyDeleteBig hugs and happy holiday season.
FABBY
What a cutie with her big mug of tea! And I know I would love those scones...yummy! Happy holidays my friend, Diane
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolutely splendid teatime, Kitty! That recipe sounds heavenly and your little angel sipping with you is the creme de la creme of delightful company. I am going to try that scone recipe - sounds AWESOME. Thank you for sharing another culinary yummy try! : - ) Hugs
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie patootie enjoying tea with you! Very interesting for me to see the Merry Christmas tea cup in light of my Merry Christmas mug. I think I need to go on a search! These scones sound wonderful for Christmastime. Thank you for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteExcellent! I like yours better than the BH&G cover!!! The gingerbread house is so, so cute!
ReplyDeleteI'll be passing your link on to my Mom. She loves scones, and I'm sure she'll want to give this recipe a try over the Christmas season. If she makes them and decides to share, I'll let you know how they turned out!
Hi Kitty,
ReplyDeleteI just love your Johnson Brother's Merry Christmas transferware teacup. It would be perfect for Sandi's Old Fashioned Christmas Tea next week. Your baking looks delish and the wee girl is very precious! Enjoy the season! Karen
Your display is wonderful! It is great how your young fellow got in on the fun. This is the first time I have seen that Johnson Bros. pattern, and it is easy to see why you wanted it!
ReplyDeleteI must try the gingerbread scones. They sound delish!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo many things to love in this post, Kitty! First of all, the glass "snow globe" you made is wonderful! I love your little cottage, the snow, and the greenery. You did a great job of copying the magazine cover, my friend. :)
ReplyDeleteThe tea set is precious for this time of the year, and so is the little granddaughter who's drinking tea in the picture. ;) Your scones look and sound delicious!! I'm going to pin the recipe because moist scones are a real plus. Too often they can be dry; yours definitely don't look dry. Last but not least, I love your handmade tea envelope and the Johnson Brothers teacup and saucer. I'm a big fan of Johnson Brothers dishes.
Visiting from Cuisine Kathleen's -- have a great week, Kitty!
Hugs,
Denise at Forest Manor
The glass globe is beautiful and you did a wonderful job creating it as well as the copy cat of it! The Christmas tree tea set is really cute and the little cutie "doll" with you is adorable! Those gingerbread scones sound delicious, I can almost smell them!
ReplyDeleteKatherine
You nailed it, Kitty...I love that open globe. Cute tea set...and little grandgirl!
ReplyDeleteHere is a site for the Christmas tree fold, which is very simple. Have a wonderful week.
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1TSNP_enUS483US483&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=christmas%20tree%20napkin%20fold
Lovely teatime! I agree with the others, I like yours better than the magazine's! Visiting you from Cuisine Kathleen's.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job on your snow globe! What a great project!! You met the challenge and then some!! Love the photo of your little tea companion. Bet she'll remember this Christmas tea with you!!
ReplyDeleteYour little Christmas globe is adorable! I wondered how you got that cool effect! Great inspiration from your son. I made gingerbread scones years ago and have forgotten about them! Great reminder. Gingerbread is so wonderful and brings back such fond memories of my mother baking it. What a wonderful memory for your little darling!
ReplyDeleteYour scones looks yummy! Love the little cottage in the globe too.
ReplyDeleteHi Kitty!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job on that glove, it is adorable! I am going to try it if I have time. Love that little tea set, too! Such a pretty tea table, and such an adorable little girl! Thanks for taking the challenge!
I'm crazy for snow globes so I totally like your creation, and right this minute a gingerbread scone sounds irresistible.
ReplyDeleteYum! These look amazing and so tasty! I have not had gingerbread scones before, but now I can't wait to try them. I would love if you would stop by and share this at Celebrate It! blog party! It is all about sharing the big and little things in our wonderful everyday lives!
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Kitty, I know I said it before, but your posts do not show up in my feed. I wish I could fix this issue. Anyhoo, I love your centerpiece, it is beautiful. And I have been craving gingerbread for a long time now. I need to make some. Love it with a nice cup of tea. Your granddaughter is adorable.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I have been posting again, too.
ReplyDeleteKitty, the snow globe is adorable! I'd love one of your gingerbread scones with a cuppa tea! The memories you are making with your grand children remind me of the baking I did with my grandma. Hope you are enjoying the weekend. xo
ReplyDeleteDe-Lish! LOVE all the gorgeous dishes and pretties. How I would love to sit and sip and share those scones with you. =) Hugs to you Dearie. XO
ReplyDeleteI am eyeing up my fish bowl vases that I "was" going to use to create a snowman cloche display for the holidays. I just love the way your Vase came out with the little cottage surrounded by snow and lights came out. Excellent interpretation of the BH&G cover.
ReplyDeleteHi Kitty! Your Christmas display turned out so pretty! That sounds like a fun thing to do trying to recreate the magazine cover. Thanks for sharing the recipe for gingerbread scones--they look delicious!
ReplyDeleteHi Kitty,
ReplyDeleteYour Christmas Tea is wonderful, I love your copycat design. Your tea guest is absolutely precious and would add to any tea. I love scones and I will sure be trying these scones very soon. Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope you have a great week.
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Miz Helen
Oh Kitty, your copied scene is perfect. I love it. Great job. And those scones look delish.
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❤️Ana
Kitty, what a fun creation you came up with! I love it!! Gingerbread scones sound yummy as well. Thanks for sharing with Creating Christmas. Have a happy holiday!
ReplyDeletehugs,
Jann