cranberry scones

A good scones recipe is so hard to find!  I've tried some where the result was a hard crumbling mess in your mouth.  This recipe came from my friend Michelle, she brought it over one day and after the first bite I knew I wanted the recipe. The original recipe calls for 1/2 cup of raisins and 1/2 cup of currant, but since I had a Costco bag of cranberries, I opted for that.


Cranberry Scones

ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking power
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 8 Tbs unsalted butter, frozen
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 egg

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400F
2. In food processor, put in flour, sugar, baking power, baking soda and salt. Pulse to blend
3. Slice frozen butter into 8 Tbs. Put into food processor. Pulse until consistency resemble coarse meal.
4. Add cranberries, pulse to mix.
5. Add sour cream, pulse to mix.
6. Add egg. Pulse. Dough should stick together and look like a lumpy ball. Try not to over do it.
7. Grab handfuls and place on cookie sheet lined with parchment, about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden brown, about 12-15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.

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