Orange Cranberry Scones
- 2 c. Flour
- 10 tsp. Sugar
- 2 tsp. Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1/3 tsp. Baking Soda
- 1 tbs. Grated Orange Peel
- 1/3 c. Cold Butter
- 1 c. Dried Cranberries
- 1/4 c. Orange Juice
- 1/4 c. Half/Half Cream
- 1 egg
- 1 tbs. Milk
- 1 c. Confectioner sugar
- 1 tbs. Orange Juice
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Sift flour, 7 tsp. sugar, baking powder, salt and soda together in large bowl. Stir in grated orange peel. Cut in butter until coarse crumbs. Set aside.
Combine cranberries, orange juice, half/half cream and egg. Add to flour mixture and stir until soft dough. Turn onto floured surface and knead 6-8 times.
Either drop by tablespoon or form dough into 8″ circles and cut into 10 wedges. Separate wedges and put on ungreased baking sheet. Brush with milk; sprinkle with remaining sugar.
Bake @ 400 for 12-15 minutes.
Cool. Glaze with mixture of 1 cup Confectioner’s sugar and 1 tbs. orange juice.
Yummy 🙂