I saw this recipe the other day, and I was totally intrigued. Cornmeal scones sounded like a great way to bring more crunch to the party, and a honey-plum-bay leaf jam on top? I'm sold. So, like a good little obedient cook I followed the recipe, and I found there were a couple things I'd change. First, the batter was really loose. Needs a smidge more flour. And, there wasn't quite enough cornmeal flavor for my liking. Time to add more of that! Maybe I can get away with just adding more cornmeal rather than more flour, and that'll dry things out enough.
The plum jam was fantastic. I would suggest making 16 scones (so, two rounds that you cut into 8ths) rather than 8, because A) more jam and B) they were a little large.
Ok, I didn't actually follow the recipe to a T, because it says you should chill your jam for an hour. I just put it straight onto the scones. So what if it's a little runny, it was delicious.
These got a good Ed-rating, and I brought some in to work, where they were also proclaimed delicious. I'll be making them again, but with the above changes. I'll let y'all know how that goes...
