SCONE
pROFESSIONAL chefs often say the secret to creating a truly tasty dish is using fresh, locally-sourced ingredients.
So, when I ventured on to a dairy farm in the heart of Ayrshire, I was hopeful of finding some of the best baked treats this side of the butter churner.
Located on South Corton Farm, just under four miles from Ayr’s town centre, The Coo Shed was opened in April last year as an “add-on” to the family-run farm’s already successful plant nursery.
As regular readers will know, I’ll go to some lengths to find a scrumptious scone, and this week that included venturing on to a country road surrounded by nothing but fields, farm animals and the faint, lingering smell of coo poo.
But what I found was well worth the journey.
Housed inside a renovated lean-to shed, which used to house cattle, The Coo Shed café is aptly named – and the interior is warm, welcoming and decorated with a kitsch farm theme that won’t fail to make you smile.
A particularly favourite feature was the vintage milk churn and canister display nestled above the doorway to the loos.
Sitting down in the corner of the room I was surrounded by patrons of every generation from pensioners catching up over