Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Cranberry Orange Scones




Ingredients:
2 cups of all purpose flour
1 3/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup sugar
Zest of 1 orange
1/2 cup cold unsalted butter
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup dried cranberry
1 egg, lightly whisked

Instructions:
  1. Preheat the oven to 200C
  2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Add the sugar & orange zest. Whisk them to combine. 
  3. Grate the cold butter into the flour mixture and mix with your fingertips until it became crumbly.Add the buttermilk to the flour mixture just until it combined and became a soft dough.
  4. Transfer the dough into a lightly floured surface, gently knead and roll it into a 1/4 inch thick dough. Dip a scone cutter into flour and stamp the dough into 8-10 scones depending on the size of the cutter.
  5. Place the scones into the baking tray 1 inch apart, brush the top with egg and sprinkle some granulated sugar if you like. Bake them in the oven for 12 minutes.
  6. Serve it warm with cream and jam




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