And she was right.

  I looked around my kitchen. It was my favorite room in this old cottage and the reason I’d bought it, even if it did come with Mildred who was full of baking opinions and no help with the mortgage.

  This week was something called European Bakes and our first challenge was to make a cake with a European background. I’d settled on the Bundt cake, or Bundkuchen as it was known in its native Germany.

  I had bund all over my kuchen and no idea whether the one with hazelnuts and chocolate tasted better than the lavender and lemon, or my current attempt, raspberry and white chocolate. Clearly, I needed someone with a pulse, and taste buds, to help me decide.

  I called my best friend Gina to come over. Even if we couldn’t choose the perfect bake, we could gossip and she’d remind me that everything was going to be okay.

  When I got off the phone, Mildred straightened her mop cap and said, “Well, I know when I’m not wanted,” and before I could tell her I appreciated her advice, she’d faded into the old stone wall.

  Gateau flicked her tail as if to say, “good riddance.”

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  Poppy’s Recipe for Ginger and White Chocolate Scones

  Okay, okay, I’m sorry: I know firsthand how frustrating it is to be told about “the perfect scone recipe.” Everyone and their dog thinks that their recipe is the best. So I won’t frustrate you by claiming this as the definitive recipe. But what I will say is: This spin on the classic recipe is delicious, and you won’t regret making it!

  Below find my ingredients list and method. If, like Elspeth Peach, you’re not a huge fan of ginger, then you can tweak the amounts. Elspeth did say, “I can’t fault the scone base itself,” so adjust the extras according to taste, or feel free to experiment with new ideas. The basic scone recipe is very versatile, so throw in whatever you have in your pantry and find new combinations of your own.

  This recipe will yield sixteen small scones.

  Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. self-raising flour (2 cups all purpose flour)

  • 2 level tsp. baking powder

  • 1¾ oz caster sugar (3 tbsp)

  • 3½ oz. butter, softened, cut into pieces

  • 2 free-range eggs

  • a little milk

  • 4 tsp. grated fresh ginger

  • 1 cup crystallized ginger, chopped

  • 8 oz. white chocolate chips or chunks

  Method:

  First up, you have to preheat that oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7. (425 degrees) Lightly grease two baking trays.

  Put the flour, baking powder and sugar in a large bowl. Add the butter and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. This bit is really important. You don’t want it to end up looking like scrambled eggs!

  Crack the eggs into a measuring jug, then add enough milk to make the total liquid 300 ml/10 fluid ounces. Stir the egg and milk into the flour—you may not need it all—and mix to a soft, sticky dough.

  Lightly flour your work surface and then turn out your dough. Now it’s time to add your extras. Tip the white chocolate chips and chopped crystallized ginger into the mix.

  Be careful not to over-handle the dough or it will be tough, and don’t be tempted to roll it out too thinly, otherwise the scones will be too shallow.

  Roll out to a rectangle about 2 cm/¾-inch thick and then cut into as many rounds as possible with a fluted 5 cm/2-inch cutter and place them on the prepared baking trays. Brush the tops of the scones with a little extra milk, or any egg and milk left in the jug.

  Bake for 12–15 minutes or until the scones are well risen and a pale, golden-brown color.

  Once cool, slice in half and serve with clotted cream—add some shavings of white chocolate too, if you’re feeling a little naughty.

  Bon appétit!

  A Rolling Scone, The Great Witches Baking Show book 3

  Copyright © 2020 by Nancy Warren

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  ISBN: ebook 978-1-928145-72-1

  ISBN: print 978-1-928145-73-8

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  Nancy Warren is the USA Today Bestselling author of more than 90 novels. She’s originally from Vancouver, Canada, though she tends to wander and has lived in England, Italy and California at various times. While living in Oxford she dreamed up The Vampire Knitting Club. She currently splits her time between Bath, UK, where she often pretends she’s Jane Austen. Or at least a character in a Jane Austen novel, and Victoria, British Columbia where she enjoys living by the ocean. Favorite moments include being the answer to a crossword puzzle clue in Canada’s National Post newspaper, being featured on the front page of the New York Times when her book Speed Dating launched Harlequin’s NASCAR series, and being nominated three times for Romance Writers of America’s RITA award. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University. She’s an avid hiker, loves chocolate and most of all, loves to hear from readers! The best way to stay in touch is to sign up for Nancy’s newsletter at www.nancywarren.net or www.facebook.com/groups/NancyWarrenKnitwits

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