Scones With Leftover Cranberry Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
• 8 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 5 tablespoons sugar, plus 1 tablespoon sugar (for topping)
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
• 2 teaspoons sour cream
• 2/3 cup half-and-half, plus one tablespoon for brushing
• 1/2 cup left over cranberry sauce
• melted chocolate or ganache, for drizzling

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 425 degrees. in a bowl, whisk together flour, 5 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, nutmeg (optional) and salt. cut in butter with a pastry blender or two forks until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. gently fold in cranberry sauce. in a small bowl,(with one or two stirs) mix the half and half, vanilla extract, and sour cream together. make a hole in the middle of the flour mixture and pour the liquid mixture in, and start to gently incorporate liquid mixture into flour mixture. on a lightly floured surface, knead dough gently, about 5 times. pat into a 1-inch this round. cut into 8 wedges; place in a lightly greased baking sheet 2 inches apart. brush tops with remaining tablespoon half and half; sprinkle with remaining tablespoon sugar. bake until golden brown. 15 minutes (know your oven some ovens may need a few more minutes). let cool on a wire rack. you can also eat warm.
• 2 you may drizzle with chocolate sauce or chocolate sauce.