Cranberry Walnut Scones

Submitted by Bergy

"These are great to have in the freezer to serve for unexpected guests or serve for breakfast ofr with a cup of tea. Serve with butter and I like a bit of orange marmelade or just plain"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 16 scones

ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1⁄4 cup maple sugar, plus
• 1 tablespoon maple sugar, for sprinkling on top
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1⁄2 cup fresh cranberries or 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts
• 1 cup skim milk buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon skim milk

directions

1. Heat oven to 425F, spray a baking sheet with veggie spray or lin it with parchment paper Stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder& salt.
2. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender, two knives or your finger tips until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
3. Stir in the cranberries& walnuts.
4. Make a well and gradually stir in the buttermilk to form a ball (handle as little as possible) the ball will be sticky and a bit difficult to work with.
5. Divide the dough in half on a lightly floured board and pat each half into an 8" circle about a 1/2" thick.
6. Cut each round into 8 triangles.
7. Place scones on the prepared baking sheet.
8. Brush tops with milk and sprinkle with the tbsp of sugar.
9. Bake for 15 minutes until golden.
10. Serve warm.

Reviews

[lerandia]

Great recipe, but I must admit...I couldn't find maple sugar anywhere, so I used spenda brown sugar instead. I also added about three tablespoons of orange juice. They turned out great...very rich, chewy and flavorful. Thanks for sharings.