COOKING: CRANBERRY SCONES

Is there anything cozier on a chilly fall afternoon then a cup of tea (coffee for me), a good book and a yummy scone? This recipe is an easy one and the dough is great to “work with”.  The cranberries can be substituted out for just about any combination, such as: currants and orange, maple and pecan, banana and almond.

Cranberry Scone Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Flour
• ¼ cup sugar
• 3 Tsp. Baking Powder
• ½ Tsp. salt
• 1 stick unsalted butter cut into small pieces
• 1 egg
• ½ Cup heavy cream

To Make

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt
3. Add butter to mixture
4. In a separate bowl whisk together egg and cream. 
5. Add egg and cream mixture to flour mixture and mix together
6. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and shape into 2 circles and cut into triangles
7. Place triangles onto baking sheet and bake for 13 minutes

* Photo credit NYTimes