Easy Scones

Submitted by Pasta Princess

"I vary the flavor of these scones almost every time I make them."

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 8 scones

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2⁄3 cup buttermilk
• 1⁄3 cup melted butter
• 2⁄3 cup dried cranberries
• 1 teaspoon orange extract

directions

1. I never keep buttermilk on hand, so I add 1 tablespoon lemon juice to 2/3 cup 2% milk and let it sit while I prepare the rest of the recipe.
2. Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl, Add the milk and stir a few strokes, add the extract to the melted butter and add that to the mix. Add in cranberries. Mix just enough to combine ingredients then let sit a few minutes.
3. I put parchment paper on a cookies sheet and dust with flour. Push the dough out of the bowl onto the floured paper. Dust the top of the sticky dough and then pat down/shape into a round "pattie" about 1 inch thick. Grease pizza cutter and cut into triangular (pizza slice) pieces before baking. (You will have to cut them again after baking.).
4. The original recipe called for 8 minutes at 400 degrees F. I like my scones a little browned, I always go about 5 minutes longer, but that's my oven.
5. *You can vary the flavor of different batches of scones by using blueberries, sliced or toasted almonds or chocolate chips. I always use orange extract. It gives it a fresh, bright complementary flavor to go with the fruit, nuts, chips or whatever you decide to flavor your scones with.