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Orange Cranberry Scones Recipe

I bake these simple fruit-filled scones during the holidays or any time our children come home for a visit. We all agree there's nothing better for breakfast than these scones, spread with homemade cranberry-orange butter.

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Orange Cranberry Scones Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min.

Yield: 16 Servings

20 15 35

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups butter, softened
1/2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
SCONES:
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup cold butter
1 cup chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
3/4 cup buttermilk

Directions

In a bowl, cream butter. Stir in cranberries, confectioners; sugar and orange peel; mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Meanwhile, combine the dry ingredients in a bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add cranberries. Stir in buttermilk just until moistened.
Turn onto a lightly floured surface; gently knead 6-8 times. Divide in half. Pat each into an 8-in. circle. Cut into eight wedges. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 400° for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks. Serve warm with cranberry-orange butter. Yield: 16 scones.

Editor's Note: 3/4 cup dried cranberries may be substituted for the fresh or frozen cranberries.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 342 calories, 26 g fat (16 g saturated fat), 69 mg cholesterol, 375 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Cranberry Scones in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2000, p18