"Haydon Street Inn Cream Scones".  No breakfast is complete without a tasty and filling baked product!  These Cream Scones not only meet that requirement but they also complement nearly any breakfast main course.  They also go wonderfully with a nice hot cup of tea.

"Haydon Street Inn Candied Almonds".  Whether served on a salad, on ice cream, or simply when eaten out of hand these candied almonds are scrumptious.  They are also so easy to prepare that you may never buy candied almonds from the store again.

Haydon Street Inn Cream Scones

Servings:  8

Scones

• 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
• 3 tbsp. granulated sugar
• 2 ½ tsp. baking powder
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ cup  cold, unsalted butter, cut into cubes
• 1/3 cup dried currants, plumped under hot water and patted dry (can substitute other dried fruits)
• grated rind from 2 lemons
• 1 egg
• 1 cup half and half
• ½ tsp. vanilla extract 

Egg Wash

• 1 tbsp. water
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp. coarse white sugar or turbinado sugar

Preheat oven to 375°F.   Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.  Slice the cold butter into 8 pieces and cut into flour mixture until pea-sized.  Stir in the currants and lemon zest. 

In a small bowl, beat egg slightly with a fork.  Stir in half & half and vanilla.  Pour cream mixture all at once into the flour mixture, stirring with a form to form a soft dough.  DO NOT OVER MIX.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured pastry cloth or board and knead a few times until smooth.  Flecks of butter should still be visible.  Roll or pat dough until about ¾" thick.  Cut with biscuit cutter or into wedges with a sharp knife or pizza cutter.  Separate and place onto the prepared baking sheet.

Prepare egg wash by beating 1 egg and 1 tbsp. water in a small bowl.  Brush mixture over top of scones and sprinkle with coarse white sugar or turbinado sugar.  

Bake at 375°F for 15-17 minutes until the scones are puffed and golden brown and a cake tester, or toothpick, inserted in the center comes out clean.

Haydon Street Inn Candied Almonds 

• 1 lb. sliced almonds
• 1 tbsp. Cinnamon
• 2 qts. Simple syrup (equal parts of sugar and water)
• 1 cup turbinado or coarse grind sugar

Preheat oven to 325°F.

Mix cinnamon, simple syrup and almonds in a large sauce pan.  Bring to boil and boil for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Drain well and spread on oiled baking sheet.  Generously sprinkle with turbinado sugar.  Bake at 325°F for 20 minutes.  Stir.  Sprinkle with sugar again and bake until crisp, stirring occasionally.

About Haydon Street Inn

Haydon Street Inn has the envious good fortune of being located in the heart of the Sonoma County wine country and within walking distance of the quaint downtown area of Healdsburg, CA.  The Inn is a charming, turn of the century, Queen Anne Victorian that serves scrumptious breakfasts, hosts an outstanding evening social hour and provides friendly suggestions on activities to entertain you during your stay.   Healdsburg itself has many excellent restaurants, a variety of boutiques and antique shops all of which are only a few minutes walk from Haydon Street Inn.  While innkeepers Keren and John, have only recently taken over operations at Haydon Street Inn you would not know this from the quality of their service and attention to detail.