Cranberry Lemon Scones Recipes

CRANBERRY LEMON SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F
• Mix dry ingredients together. Cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry knife or a food processor until crumbly. Add cranberries and mix gently to distribute.
• Pour buttermilk over flour mixture and stir with a fork or pulse in food processor until the dough gathers into a sticky ball. Do not over mix or the scones will be tough.
• On a floured surface, gently pat dough to 1/2-inch thick. Cut into 3-inch rounds using a floured cutter. Reshape leftover scraps with your fingers and cut more rounds. Place rounds 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush with beaten egg.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Serve immediately.

MEYER LEMON CRANBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• With a vegetable peeler remove the zest from lemons and chop fine, reserving lemons for another use.
• In a food processor pulse flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, butter and zest until mixture resembles coarse meal and transfer to a large bowl.
• In a small bowl toss together fresh cranberries and 3 tablespoons sugar and stir into flour mixture. If using dried fruit, add to flour mixture.
• In another small bowl lightly beat egg and yolk and stir in cream. Add egg mixture to flour mixture and stir until just combined.
• On a well-floured surface with floured hands pat dough into a 1-inch-thick round (about 8 inches in diameter) and with a 2-inch round cutter or rim of a glass dipped in flour cut out as many rounds as possible, rerolling scraps as necessary. Arrange rounds about 1 inch apart on baking sheet and bake in middle of oven 15 to 20 minutes, or until pale golden.
• Serve scones warm with crème fraîche or whipped cream. Scones keep, individually wrapped in plastic wrap and foil, chilled, 1 day or frozen 1 week.