Cranberry-Orange Scones
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Course : Scones
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 8
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1                cup  fresh cranberries
  1         tablespoon  all-purpose flour
  2               cups  all-purpose flour
  2          teaspoons  baking powder
     1/2      teaspoon  baking soda
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
     1/2           cup  sugar
  1           teaspoon  grated orange rind
     1/2           cup  cold butter or margarine -- cut up
  1              large  egg -- lightly beaten
     1/2           cup  buttermilk
  2          teaspoons  orange juice
  2          teaspoons  milk
  1         tablespoon  sugar
 

Preparation:

Combine cranberries and 1 tablespoon flour; toss well and set aside. Combine 2 cups flour and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly, leaving some big lumps of butter. Combine egg, buttermilk, and orange juice; add to flour mixture, stirring with a fork just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in cranberries. Pat dough into an 8 inch circle on a lightly greased baking sheet; cut into 8 wedges (do not separate). Brush with milk; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden. Serve hot.

 

Nutritional Information:

194 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (4% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 41g Carbohydrate; 24mg Cholesterol; 292mg Sodium