Cranberry-walnut Scones

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/3 cup natural cane sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped cranberries, dried or fresh
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 6 tablespoons melted ghee or 6 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 large egg, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup reduced-fat milk (2 percent) or 1/2 cup soymilk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, cranberries, and walnuts. toss together lightly to mix.
• 2 in a medium bowl, whisk together melted ghee or butter,egg, milk, and vanilla extract, then pour all at once into flour mixture.
• 3 mix lightly, using as few strokes as possible, until dough clings together.
• 4 preheat oven to 350°.
• 5 turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. with floured hands, pat dough into an 8-inch round, about 1-1/2 inches thick.
• 6 cut round into eight pie-shaped wedges and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 7 bake until lightly browned around the edges, about 20 minutes.
• 8 cool on a baking rack.