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Cranberry Scones

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Cranberry scones recipe made with butter, cranberries, chopped walnuts or pecans and cinnamon and buttermilk.

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
  • 2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon milk or evaporated milk
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation:

In a large bowl, combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir to blend. With a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. STir in cranberries, walnuts or pecans, and grated orange peel. Mix buttermilk in with a fork just until dry ingredients are moistened.

On a floured surface, roll or pat dough out into a 3/4-inch thick circle. Cut into rounds with a 2 1/2-inch cutter. Place rounds on a large greased baking sheet, about 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart. Brush with milk or evaporated milk. Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; sprinkle a little of the mixture over each scone.

Preheat oven to 400°. Place scones on lower oven rack. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
Makes 12 scones.

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User Reviews

 5 out of 5
Great recipe, Member jackonlne

I've made a lot of scones and thought I'd try a new recipe this Christmas morning. These are very easy to put together and I was eating them 45 minutes after I took the cranberries out of the refrigerator. I used a bit of lemon juice (1/2 t or so) and a few extra cranberries. I didn't brush them with milk first, but gave them a LIGHT brushing with melted butter after they came out of the oven. Tested them at the recommended time but put them back in for five more minutes. A nice Christmas treat that will be good year round. (p.s. great way to use up those cranberries that were left over from Thanksgiving!)

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