Cranberry Orange Scones

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons turbinado sugar
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small cubes and chilled
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 1/2 cup buttermilk, plus more for brushing

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 2 in a bowl, whisk the flour, oats, baking powder, salt and 3 tablespoons of the sugar.
• 3 using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 4 mix in the cranberries and orange zest.
• 5 stir in the 1/2 cup of buttermilk until a stiff dough forms; knead until it just comes together.
• 6 on a floured surface, pat the dough into a 3/4-inch-thick round and cut into 8 wedges.
• 7 brush with buttermilk.
• 8 sprinkle the remaining sugar on top.
• 9 transfer to the baking sheet and bake in the center of the oven for 17 minutes, until lightly browned.
• 10 transfer the scones to a rack and let cool slightly. serve warm or at room temperature.