Cranberry-orange Scones

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• 3/4 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup chilled buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f
• 2 line baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 3 sift flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda into large bowl.
• 4 mix in orange peel.
• 5 add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 6 mix in dried cranberries.
• 7 gradually add buttermilk, tossing with fork until moist clumps form.
• 8 turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface.
• 9 knead briefly to bind dough, about 4 turns. form dough into 1-inch-thick round.
• 10 cut into 8 wedges.
• 11 transfer wedges to prepared baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.
• 12 bake until tops of scones are golden brown, about 25 minutes.
• 13 let stand on baking sheet 10 minutes.
• 14 serve scones warm or at room temperature.