Cranberry Orange Scones

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
7 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp grated orange peel
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/3 cup cold butter
1 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 egg
1 tbsp milk (to glaze tops before baking)

1.Combine all dry ingredients (minus cranberries) and cut in butter
2.Mix wet ingredients including cranberries and then combine with dry mixture
3.Knead 6-8 times then pat into a long rectangle (as wide as you’d like them to be when they are done) approximately 3/4″ thick
4.Glaze top with milk, then pre-cut triangle shapes
5. Bake at 400 degrees F for 12-15 minutes until lightly browned. Allow to cool a few minutes before removing to a cooling rack.

Icing: Powder sugar, a pinch of grated orange peel, and orange juice. Mix to preferred consistency and drizzle on tops of scones while they are warm

Each batch makes 8-10 scones