Pistachio Cranberry Scones Food

CRANBERRY, ORANGE AND PISTACHIO SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, cream or tartar, soda, salt and orange rind.
• Add butter and with a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Add the Spelnda and milk, stirring just until the dry ingredients are moistened.
• Stir in cranberries and chopped pistachio nuts.
• On a lightly floured surface, pat the dough to a 3/4 inch thickness and cut with a 2-1/2 inch round biscuit cutter.
• Place on cookie sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Serve hot from the oven with orange marmalade.

CRANBERRY-PISTACHIO SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°.
• Stir together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl.
• Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender until crumbly and mixture resembles small peas. Freeze 5 minutes.
• Add 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons cream, cranberries, and pistachios, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Turn dough out onto wax paper; gently press or pat dough into a 7-inch round (mixture will be crumbly). Cut round into 8 wedges.
• Place wedges 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. Brush tops of wedges with remaining 2 tablespoons cream just until moistened.
• Bake at 450° for 13 to 15 minutes or until golden.

CHERRY PISTACHIO SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F
• Grease cookie sheet with shortening or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder and cinnamon.
• With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in cherries and pistachios.
• In small bowl, blend milk and egg yolk; add to flour mixture.
• Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• On lightly floured surface, gently knead dough several times.
• Divide dough in half; place on cookie sheet.
• Pat each half into 6-inch round.
• Cut each round into 6 wedges; do not separate.
• In small bowl, beat egg white.
• Brush top of each round with egg white; sprinkle with raw or granulated sugar.
• Bake 17-22 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool 10 minutes before serving.