Sherrie's Cranberry Scones

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon cardamom (optional)
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cut in chunks
• 1/2 cup cranberries (dried or fresh)
• 1 tablespoon orange rind, grated
• 1/2 cup light cream
• 1 tablespoon light cream

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and spices. cut in butter with pastry blender. add cranberries and grated orange rind. add 1/2 cup light cream and stir just until moist.
• 2 turn mixture out a lightly floured surface and knead three (3) strokes until together. form into a 1/2" thick disk. brush top of disk with 1 t. light cream and then sprinkle with a cinnamon-sugar mixture.
• 3 cut into 16 wedges and place a cookie sheet which has been pre-sprinkled with a cinnamon-sugar mixture so as to prevent scones from sticking (as you would use cornmeal when baking pizza). after placing scones on cookie sheet, refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• 4 bake scones in preheated 350-degree oven for 12-15 minutes until lightly-browned on bottom. serve warm.