Cranberry Scones

Submitted by Marz7215

"This is a nice recipe that still taste good the next morning, just re-heat in the microwave and voila!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 16 scone wedges
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cut into pieces
• 1 cup raw cranberries, coarsely chopped
• 2 teaspoons fresh orange zest
• 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
• 1⁄4 cup water

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Combine the dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Add the butter and cut into with a pastry cutter until resembles coarse meal. Add the chopped cranberries until coated with flour mixture and the orange zest is evenly distributed.
3. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk and water. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix together gently just until combined.
4. Turn the dough onto a floured surface, knead lightly. and divide into 2 equal sized balls. Pat each ball into 6 inch circles and slightly domed in shape. Cut each circle into 8 wedges and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Allowing space between each scone. Sprinkle the tops with granulated sugar and pat in gently.
5. Bake 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

LOVE THESE SCONES! Followed the recipe but DID up the amount of orange zest to 3 teaspoons! Would like to have check the taste the next day, but they were all gone within 8 hours, which means they come highly recommended! Thanks for sharing! [Made & reviewed as a recipenapped bonus tag in Aus/NZ Recipe Swap #14, Mar 08]