Cranberry-orange Buttermilk Scones

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup cold butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine the flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
• 2 cut in butter till crumbly.
• 3 stir in buttermilk gently until just combined.
• 4 fold in cranberries and orange peel.
• 5 turn onto a floured surface and divide into two balls.
• 6 pat each ball into a six inch circle and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• 7 cut each into six wedges, leaving them together on the pan.
• 8 brush with milk, then sprinkle on the sugar combined with the cinnamon.
• 9 bake in a 400 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• 10 you can also cut them into circles with a round cookie cutter, but the baking time will be less if you place them on the baking sheet not touching each other.