Cranberry-Orange Spice Scones
- Ready In:
- 28mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
8 scones
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 3 orange spice tea bags or 3 earl grey tea bags
- 1⁄2 cup dried cranberries
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- In a 1- to 2-quart pan over low heat, heat milk until small bubbles form around the edge. Do not boil. Remove from heat. Add tea bags and cranberries, submerging them as much as possible. Let sit until cool to the touch. Squeeze liquid from bags into milk. Discard bags.
- In a medium bowl, stir butter and sugar until blended. Mix in eggs. Add baking powder and 1 3/4 cups flour; stir until incorporated. Stir in cranberry mixture until blended.
- Place dough on a lightly floured board and sprinkle top lightly with flour. Pat into a 1-inch-thick round. Cut into 8 wedges, dipping the knife in flour between each cut. Place wedges on a buttered or oiled baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until center springs back when lightly touched. Serve warm.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
MARIA MAC
Andover, 61
<p>I am from Andover, Ma. We have a place in Maine where we spend most of the summer. I have a wonderful husband in my life that I thank God for everyday. I love to cook and bake. It relaxes me. And I love it when I see the smiles on peoples faces when they love what I have cooked. Thanks to all of you and your recipes this happens alot!</p>