cranberry-orange scones with an orange glaze...

Cranberry-Orange Scones

 Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled

3 tablespoons sugar

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

1/2 cup fresh or dried cranberries

2/3 cup low-fat buttermilk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 

In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, & orange zest.

Cut butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal. 

Stir in fresh or dried cranberries.

Add buttermilk, and stir until just combined; try not to overmix. 

Use a little more buttermilk if dough is too dry to work with.

Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface; shape it into an 8-inch round. 

Cut circle into 8 wedges & place them on the baking sheet.

Bake until golden, 18 to 20 minutes.

This is the first time I have ever made scones & I am so glad that I finally did! They are so easy to make & so good... Plus, there is such a variety of things you can add to them... to be sweet or savory! I know that I will be trying many other scone recipes soon! Yay!! This recipe was adapted from Martha Stewart.

For the Orange Glaze... I simply mixed 1-2 Tablespoons of Fresh-squeezed Orange Juice 

& 1-2 Cups of Confectioner's Sugar, until I got the desired thickness. 

Then, I drizzled it over the scones.

I can't wait to have one with a cup of tea, for breakfast tomorrow!

Yumm... :)