When I received a message from a friend asking me if I wanted a bag of Meyer lemons picked fresh from his tree, I didn't have to think twice, I was in my car faster than George Dubbyah,avoiding a size tenshoe!
If you haven't tried these citric balls of flavor you really should. Next time you buy lemons put the regular lemon down and pick up the more expensive and probably smaller Meyer lemon.
Please don't be put off by my less than inspiring Meyer lemon marketing because when you taste the difference you'll be happy you shelled out the extra dollar (or whatever they cost, I get mine free remember) The Meyer is sweeter than Mr regular lemon and with a softer, smoother jacket he'll be the Danny Zuko of your fruit bowl!
I had no clue what I wanted to make with my lemon booty. Curd, lemon bars and cookies all flashed through my head but I ended up making scones.
After scoring a great deal on blackberries the other day I through in a handful at the end just as the dough was mixed giving the scones some extra moisture and great color. I started by using a recipe from Farmgirl Fare but it wasn't long before I adapted a few things to suit myself, including the milk, yogurt and blackberries.
I was well impressed with these scones after they cooled, soft and moist with the berries swirled through I generously slathered one with clotted cream and blackberry jam. I'm actually excited for breakfast tomorrow even though I finished all of the clotted cream.
I ended up using only two of my lemons, leaving me with seven left. I feel like a lemon bar weekend is in my future unless anyone else has some fantastic lemon recipes?
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