My dear niece, Anna, made these yummy scones for the Christmas party back in December. She promised to share the recipe with me and here it is!!
Easy Cranberry Orange Scones
INGREDIENTS:
2 sticks of butter, cold from the fridge
1 1/2 cups dried cranberries
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
2 cups flour,
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon table salt
2 tablespoons orange zest
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a medium sized mixing bowl add flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, salt, and lemon zest.
2. Cut butter into thin slices with a knife and toss into the flour mixture, squishing between fingers until it is coated and mixed thoroughly throughout, and becomes crumbly.
3. Add milk and sour cream; mix with a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula until it becomes doughy and can be rolled into a ball.
4 . With rubber spatula, transfer dough to liberally floured work surface. With floured hands, knead dough 6 to 8 times, until it just holds together in ragged ball. Place in the freezer for about 5-10 minutes to chill.
5. Once the dough is chilled, transfer dough to floured work surface and sprinkle the dried cranberries onto the dough and knead them in, until it the cranberries are evenly dispersed throughout the dough.
6. Roll dough, pressing to form tight rectangular log. Then press into a rectangle about 1/2 inch thick. Using a sharp knife, cut rectangle lengthwise into 2 rectangles. Cut out triangular shapes and place on a greased cookie sheet.
7. Bake at 400* or until tops and bottoms are golden brown, 10-15 minutes. Brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with course granulated sugar.
She found the initial recipe at this blog... http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/2014/06/cranberry-scones-with-fresh-lemon-curd.html#_a5y_p=2035782 But the recipe posted here includes her changes (orange instead of lemon... etc.)
