Skinny Cranberry Buttermilk Scones Food

LEMON CRANBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Position rack in top third of oven; Preheat oven to 375F°.
• Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Make glaze by combining 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp lemon juice.
• Combine buttermilk, remaining lemon juice, sugar, lemon zest, vanilla, and egg in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt, in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk.
• Cut in chilled butter with a pastry blender, or you could use 2 knives, until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Gently fold in cranberries or cherries.
• Add buttermilk mixture, stirring just until moist. (dough will be sticky)
• Place dough onto a floured surface and knead lightly four times with floured hands.
• Form dough into an 8-inch circle onto baking sheet, about 3/4" thick. Using a knife, cut dough into 10 wedges (do not cut all the way through).
• Brush lemon glaze over dough.
• Bake until golden, about 18-20 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
• Serve warm or room temperature.

SKINNY CRANBERRY-BUTTERMILK SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. In a large bowl, stir together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, baking powder, ground ginger, baking soda, and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture.
• In a small bowl, combine egg product and the 1/3 cup buttermilk; stir in dried cranberries. Add the buttermilk mixture all at once to the flour mixture. Using a fork, stir just until moistened (some of the dough may look dry).
• Turn out dough onto a floured surface. Quickly knead dough by gently folding and pressing for 10 to 12 strokes or until nearly smooth. Pat or lightly roll the dough into an 8-inch circle. Lightly brush top of dough with additional buttermilk or milk; sprinkle with oats, pressing gently into dough. Cut dough circle into 12 wedges.
• Place dough wedges 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Serve warm.
• *To make 1/3 cup sour milk, place 1 teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar in a glass measuring cup. Add enough milk to make 1/3 cup total liquid; stir. Let the mixture stand for 5 minutes before using.

CRANBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Zest the lime with a grater and add 1 teaspoon of the zest to the bowl.
• Cut the lime in half and squeeze the juice from one half into a small bowl. Reserve the other half of the lime for later. Add the milk to the bowl with the lime juice. The milk will curdle, producing buttermilk!
• Add the finely cut butter to the flour mixture and gently rub it with your hands or use a pastry blender until it is coarse and mealy; you don't want to work it in completely. Stir in the frozen cranberries.
• Whisk the egg into the milk mixture in the small bowl. Add the liquid from the small bowl into the butter-flour-and-cranberry mixture, folding until the dough just comes together.
• On a lightly floured surface, press the dough into a 1-inch-thick round disk. Cut the disk into 8 slices.
• Grease or spray a heavy baking sheet with butter or nonstick spray. Evenly space the dough wedges on the sheet. Squeeze the remaining lime half over top of each wedge to create a "glue," then sprinkle with the raw sugar. Bake, rotating the sheet halfway through, until the tops of the scones are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

CRANBERRY BUTTERMILK SCONES

Steps:

• Blend 1/4 cup of the flour with the cranberries and let stand over night to absorb excess moisture.
• Next day, mix remaining flour and all other dry ingredients.
• Cut into butter until mixture is consistency of oatmeal.
• Stir in cranberries in the flour and orange rind.
• Blend eggs and buttermilk. Add to dry ingredients, mixing until just blended.
• If dough is sticky, flour hands and pat into a 6-inch ball. Score into six wedges.
• Bake in 400­°F oven for 15 minutes.
• Glaze with fresh cream and sugar immediately after baking.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE BUTTERMILK SCONES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
• Cut in butter till crumbly.
• Stir in buttermilk gently until just combined.
• Fold in cranberries and orange peel.
• Turn onto a floured surface and divide into two balls.
• Pat each ball into a six inch circle and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Cut each into six wedges, leaving them together on the pan.
• Brush with milk, then sprinkle on the sugar combined with the cinnamon.
• Bake in a 400 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• You can also cut them into circles with a round cookie cutter, but the baking time will be less if you place them on the baking sheet not touching each other.