Saturday, January 9, 2010

Cranberry Scones

Let's Make Cranberry Scones

Ingredients:
1 cup buttermilk/ plain yogurt
1 egg
2 3/4 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1 cup coarsely chopped cranberries (fresh or frozen)
1/2 cup sugar
1 orange, rind of
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1/4 cup icing sugar (powdered sugar + water)

-Preheat oven to 375 degrees
-Beat buttermilk(plain yogurt), and egg in small bowl and set aside
-In large bowl, measure flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt
-Cut in butter
-Mix in cranberries, sugar, and orange rind
-Add buttermilk mixture and stir until soft dough forms
-Using your hands, form dough until large ball forms and place on floured surface
-Knead dough about 10 times
-Form into a disc shape, and cut into scone shape
-Bake 15-20 minutes
-Directly after removing from oven, coat tops with melted butter and drizzle icing sugar






















And Enjoy! Eaten here with some British clotted cream.