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March 2013; Scones Month – Cranberry and Lemon Scones

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cranberry scone 4 w One of my favourite combination of ingredients are cranberries and lemon. They just smell like Christmas all over. I actually made these scones during Christmas last year. I just had my second baby and was going through the confinement period for almost the whole of December. During that time, I was rather bummed having to miss out the festivities and Christmas feasting. Looking at photos of my fellow bloggers posting their delicious meals didn’t help either. cranberry scones So, just to cheer myself up, I made these to at least reminisce even just for a little the Christmas mood. But they turned out better than I had hoped. These scones were fluffy and yummy. Sprinkling sugar on top gave it that little crunch factor. I cut them out rather small so I would say they’re like mini scones. Mini means MORE! 🙂 cranberry scone 1 w But whatever the size, I can’t think of why I didn’t use these combinations sooner. Currently, after making these scones, I think I prefer them to raisins. But if you’re not a fan of cranberries, you can just as easily substitute it with other fruits or raisins.

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Cranberry and Lemon Scones

Cuisine: baking
Keyword: baking, cranberry, good bites, lemon, scones, tea time

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/4 sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cubed
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice.
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk more or less
  • Extra sugar for sprinkling optional
  • 1 beaten egg for egg-wash

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 200C. Mix your dry ingredients together. Sieve flour with baking powder, sugar and salt.
  • Rub the cold butter or use a food processor to pulse the butter into the dry ingredients until you have a sandy mixture. Turn it out into a huge, deep bowl.
  • Add the lemon zest, juice and dried cranberries. Mix with your hands. Slowly pour in the buttermilk a little at a time while working the mixture into a mouldable dough. It shouldn't be too sticky but not too dry either.
  • Tip it out onto a floured surface. Do not knead it anymore at this point. Just shape it out to about an inch flat.
  • Use cutters to cut out the scones. I used quite a small one (about 5cm).
  • Lay them on a lined tray. Brush tops with beaten egg and sprinkle the sugar over them to give it that crunchy exterior.
  • Bake for 15 to 20 mins. Eat while they're warm.
Enjoy!


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  1. Kelly says

    March 18, 2013 at 11:58 pm

    Oooh lovely combination of cranberries and lemon!

    • Sharon says

      March 21, 2013 at 7:45 pm

      Hi kelly, i dont think i can ever make anything with cranberries without adding lemons to it. They just go great together.

  2. Janine says

    March 20, 2013 at 11:22 am

    these mini scones look awesome! and i agree, small means i can eat more! hehe

    • Sharon says

      March 21, 2013 at 7:45 pm

      Hi Janine, thanks for dropping by, small means portion control…or not! 😛 Cos you cant stop eating!

  3. Jeannie says

    March 20, 2013 at 11:09 pm

    Christmas re-visited:D Lovely looking scones, so tall!

    • Sharon says

      March 21, 2013 at 7:44 pm

      thanks jeannie, they certainly made me feel christmasy!

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