Twelfth Night Scones

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2/3 cup dried sweetened cranberries
• 1/2 cup vanilla chip
• 2 teaspoons orange zest, minced
• 1/2 cup non-fat vanilla yogurt
• 1/3 cup 2% buttermilk
• 1 -2 tablespoon 2% buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon orange zest, minced

Recipe

• 1 for the scones: preheat oven to 375 degrees f & grease a cookie sheet.
• 2 in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda & sale, then with a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
• 3 stir in the cranberries, vanilla chips & the 2 teaspoons of orange zest, before adding the yogurt & the 1/3 cup of buttermilk. stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• 4 shape dough into a ball, & place it on the prepared cookie sheet. with floured fingers, press or roll the dough into an 8-inch round, then cut the round into 8 wedged, but do not separate the wedges.
• 5 for the topping: brush the dough with 1 to 2 tablespoons of buttermilk. then, in a small bowl, mix the 1 tablespoon of sugar with the 3/4 teaspoon or orange zest & sprinkle that over the dough.
• 6 bake 15 to 20 minutes or until the edges are light golden brown. immediately remove from the cookie sheet & place on a serving tray. let cool for 5 minutes, then separate the wedges & serve warm.