A quick basic scone recipe with traditional holiday ingredientsgreat treat for Christmas morning Serve warm with butter and tea
Prep Time
40 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
12
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
In a large bowl
stir together flour
brown sugar
baking powder
nutmeg and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
In a separate bowl
toss cranberries with sugar; add to flour mixture along with orange peel and nuts. Mix lightly.
In another bowl
beat together cream and egg; slowly pour into dry ingredients
mixing with rubber scraper until dough forms. Knead dough 4 or 5 times
being careful not to over handle. Divide dough in half. Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Shape each half into a 6 inch circle. Cut each circle into 6 wedges. Place scones on lightly greased baking sheets.
Bake in preheated oven until golden brown