Wholemeal breads are quite basic these days even in Asian countries, but strangely enough, it seems that not a lot of other types of wholemeal bakes can be easily found in non-Western countries. The scone version is called a "brown scone". Despite there being a standard name for it, I saw the Brown Scone for the first time only recently at Marks & Spencer's bakery.
I was surprised by how much better than a normal scone it was, despite its seeming simplicity.
What I loved was how the grainy wheat fragrance came through strongly, and made the tea time experience of scones with cream and jam so much warmer and homey. Many people like scones for the wheat and grain taste, and the brown scone enhances those beloved aspects.
Furthermore, the slight graininess also added some nice texture that is absent in normal scones. Sometimes, normal scones might come across as a bit pasty, but this wholemeal brown scone avoided that completely due to the added texture.
I also noticed from the M&S ingredients list that apart from wholemeal wheat, they also added wheat bran. I can see how that sweet nutty flavour brought out the rounded grain taste very nicely. (Screenshot below - click to enlarge.)
Overall, I would say that this has now become my favourite basic scone. (My favourite flavoured scone is probably between an earl grey scone and the Matcha Scone Sandwich I posted about previously.)
Discover other interesting ideas for teatime treats:
- (mentioned) Matcha Scone Sandwich with strawberry chantilly by Kamome Bakery
- Apple Teatime Bun by Johan Bakery
- Original Butter Rusk and Hors d'oeuvre Rusk Sommelier by Gateau Festa Harada
- Classic Rose Pastry by Jiahua Flower Cake from Dali, Yunnan, China
- (savoury) Green and Red Pepper Scone with Cream Cheese by Starbucks
- Red Bean Green Tea and Black Sesame Charcoal Swiss Rolls
- Honey Yuzu and Green Tea Yuzu Swiss Rolls by Kee Wah
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