Cranberry Orange Scones

Buttery and flavorful, these scones are sweet with a nice tart bite from the cranberries and orange zest. They can be ready to eat in an hour and have a fantastic texture. Being a huge fan of scones, I can tell you that these are fast becoming my favorites in the sweet category.

Baking scones runs in the family, and, as I told you before, it's not easy living up to my very Irish great-grandmother's recipe.

So I decided to wing it and look for my own favorites.

Ingredients:

2 ¼ cups (315g) pastry flour or unbleached all-purpose flour

⅓ cup (65g) brown sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

Pinch of salt

Dash of ground cinnamon

Zest of ½ an orange

⅔ cup dried cranberries

¾ cup (180g) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes and frozen for 15 minutes

½ cup whole milk, very cold (or use ¼ cup milk and ¼ cup sour cream)