Cranberry Chocolate Scones

Tasty, not dry scones, fast to make, but a bit messy. You could replace the cranberries and chocolate chips with about anything else that you can think of, but this is my favorite combo.
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Serves:
- Units:
4
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ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup reduced fat margarine
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3⁄4 cup fresh cranberries
- 1⁄2 cup chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
directions
- Mix flour, first sugar, baking soda and salt.
- Stir in buttermilk and cut in reduced fat margarine.
- Mix in cranberries, chocolate chips and first cinnamon.
- Gather into a ball, press together and knead 12 times on floured board.
- Divide in two pieces.
- Grease a very large cookie sheet and push each piece into a large half inch thick circle on the cookie sheet, don't let them touch.
- Cut each into 8 triangular pieces with a large kitchen knife, you will need to cut again after baking.
- Mix cream, second sugar and cinnamon into a sort of paste, and paint over both circles of dough.
- Bake about 20-25 minutes in a 400° preheated oven.
- Let cool and cut again into 8 wedges each, following original cut marks.
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I halved the recipe to make 8 scones. I really enjoyed the chocolate chips with the tart fresh cranberries. The scones were fluffy and I found them best warm just to the point that the chocolate melted. Instead of combining the cream, sugar and cinnamon to form a paste, I just used a little cinnamon and sugar mixed together and sprinkled it on the top. Thanks for a great recipe!Reply
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Loved the tartness of the cranberry compared to the sweetness of the chocolate. Pared these with lemon curd and devonshire cream- decadent! Only change I made was in the final steps i did not combine the cream and the cinnamon and sugar to make a paste- instead I brushed the scones with the cream and sprinkled the cinnamon and sugarover all. Yum- a definate new favorite in our house.Reply
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