Cranberry Scones

PanNan's Note:

Great recipe to use up those holiday cranberries! It's delicious any time of year, though, if you can get the cranberries. Note to World Tour participants - I believe the ingredients are very typical for the Canada region.

• Total Time: 33 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 ½ cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves
• ¼ cup butter
• 1 cup whipping cream
• ¾ cup fresh cranberries or ¾ cup frozen cranberries , thawed, coarsely chopped

Directions:

1. Combine first 5 ingredients; cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
2. Reserve 1 tbsp whipping cream; add remaining whipping cream and chopped cranberries to dry ingredients, stirring just until dry ingredients are moist.
3. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead 5- 6 times.
4. Shape into an 8-inch circle.
5. Cut into 8 wedges, and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
6. Prick wedges with a fork 3- 4 times, and brush with reserved 1 tbsp whipping cream.
7. Bake at 425 for 18 minutes or until lightly browned.
8. Serve warm with whipped cream drizzled on top.

Reviews

[Sharon123]

I have been wanting to make cranberry scones for awhile and I wasn't disapointed! These were very tasty, with slightly sweet dough flecked with tart little bites of cranberry. I didn't have the whipping cream so I diluted some sour cream just a little and it worked just fine! Thanks for a treat! Next time, I will make it with the whipping cream.

[GaylaJ]

These were wonderful! I followed the recipe exactly, except I sprinkled turbinado sugar over the tops after I brushed them with cream. Thanks for posting!

[ILoveBali]

I used dried cranberries since I didn't have fresh or frozen. Also substituted cinnamon for the clove. Brought them to a brunch and they were all eaten up. Imagine the flavour is even better with fresh cranberries.