Orange Cranberry Scones

Valerie Converse

2 cups flour

¼ cup sugar

1 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

½ cup butter, cold and cut into pieces

½ cup dried cranberries

2 tsp dried orange peel (I just use the orange peel the comes in a bottle from McCornmick)

2/3 cup buttermilk

1 egg lightly beaten

Mix in a bowl flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cut butter into small squares or pieces and cut into four mixture with a pastry blender or two knife until it looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in cranberries, orange peel and buttermilk until flour mixture comes together. Don’t over mix. Place dough on a floured surface and knead it 4 or 5 times. Roll dough into a circle about 7 inches round and 1 ½ inches thick. Use a circle shaped cutter and cut into circles. Place on a baking stone or sheet. Brush tops of scones with egg and sprinkle tops with sugar. Bake at 400 for 18-20 minutes or until done. Makes about 10. I like to drizzle a glaze on top of them after they come out of the oven. I just make the glaze with powdered sugar and orange juice.