Cranberry Buttermilk Scones
In Bend, Oregon, Loraine Meyer bakes these light, fluffy scones that are loaded with dried cranberries and topped with cinnamon-sugar. "I take them to breakfast meetings, serve them at brunches, and share them with neighbors and friends," she says.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup cold butter
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1 tablespoon whole milk
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Reviews
I was looking for a recipe without eggs and this is a good one. I soaked my cranberries in orange juice to plump them up before adding to the batter, then used the orange juice left from the soaking to combine with confectioners sugar for a drizzle. Followed Paul Hollywood’s method and used the dough hook on mixer with great results.
These are really good. Because I have arthritis in my hands that restricts what I can do I blended dry ingredients & butter in food processor (just a few pulses did it). They came out great the first time.
These were fast to make and delicious to eat! I threw a batch together to take to my mother for Mother's Day. I made no modifications. They were a big hit. Will definitely make again and try out substitutes for the orange and cranberry.
these are totally amazing scones, i substituted dried cherries for the cranberries, used coarse sugar on top and omitted the cinnamon. very easy to make and dough was easy to work with, will make these often!
The best scones ever! My toddlers eat a batch in two days!!!!. Incredible
I've made these many, many times. My family loves them! Excellent if you follow the recipe however my family likes them even more with an orange glaze instead of the cinnamon and sugar (1 cup confectioner sugar, 1/2 tsp. vanilla, orange zest, orange juice to the consistency you want and drizzle over the warm scones). I've also made this recipe substituting blueberries and lemon zest for the cranberries and orange zest. Excellent! Easy! Love 'em! Thank you so much for this recipe.
I've made these several times. I LOVE scones and these are by far the best I've ever had. Try them you won't be sorry. In fact, I'm going to make some today.
Best and easiest recipe! I had to substitute 1/4 cup butter with whipping cream, and added some vanilla Essenes as well as cardamom. Instead of orange I used lemon. These are absolutely fantastic! Oh, and mixed fresh and dried cranberries. Love, love, love!
Very Good and Very easy to make. I have made this 3 times now. Will continue to make again. I put a little more orange peel than called for.
I've made this recipe many times and my whole family likes it! It totally works with whole wheat flour as well.