Orange Cranberry Scones

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 5 1/2 Tbsp. butter, cold
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 egg
• 1 Tbsp. orange zest
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 6 oz. bag dried cranberries
• 7 tsp. sugar
• For The Glaze
• 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
• 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 Tbsp. orange juice

Instructions

1. Pre heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a large bowl or mixer, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and orange zest.
3. Cut cold butter into squares and mix or use a pastry blender until the mix looks like coarse crumbs.
4. In a smaller bowl, combine the cranberries,orange juice, egg and heavy cream.
5. Add that mixture to the flour mixture and mix until blended together.
6. Do not over mix.
7. On a well floured surface, gently knead the dough 8 times.
8. Roll the dough into a 1 inch thickness and about a 8 inch circle.
9. Cut into 8 pieces.
10. Separate the wedges and place on a parchment lined or silicone lined cookie sheet.
11. Brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
12. Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
13. Remove from cookie sheet to a cooling rack and cool completely.
14. Whisk glaze together in a small bowl and pour into a small plastic bag.
15. Snip the end of the bag and drizzle the glaze over the scones.

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