Whole Wheat Cranberry Scones Food

WHOLE WHEAT CRANBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (through salt). Cut in the butter with a pastry blender until the mixture is crumbly (or use clean fingers to work it together). Add the cranberries and orange zest and stir with a fork. Add the egg and buttermilk and stir with a fork until the dry ingredients are just moistened.
• Gather the dough into a ball and place on the baking sheet. Pat into a 7-inch circle. Cut into 8 wedges with a knife dipped in flour. Do not separate the wedges.
• Bake until golden brown- about 20 minutes. Transfer to a baking rack to let cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar while still warm. Cut through the wedges with a serrated knife and serve.

WHOLE WHEAT CRANBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; cut in butter until crumbly. In a small bowl, combine the egg, yogurt and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in cranberries. Turn onto a floured surface, knead 6-8 times. , Divide dough in half. Transfer each portion to a greased baking sheet. Pat into an 8-in. circle. Cut each circle into 8 wedges, but do not separate. Brush with milk; sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

CRANBERRY PECAN SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Roughly chop cranberries.
• Sift together dry ingredients (flour through salt) in a bowl, mix in sugar. Crumble in the butter.
• Make a well and stir in the milk, then stir in cranberries, pecans, and lemon zest. Dough will be sticky!
• Pat out into a circle on a lightly floured surface- the circle should be 8 inches or so in diameter.
• Cut into wedges like a pizza- 8 total. Place on greased baking sheet. Bake for 16 minutes or so, or until browned to your liking.

CORNMEAL CRANBERRY DROP SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment.
• Sift together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Dump any bran remaining in the strainer into the bowl. Place in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Add the butter and lemon zest and pulse until you have a coarse, even mixture.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg and the buttermilk. Turn on the food processor and add the egg mixture to the flour mixture. As soon as the dough comes together, turn off the machine. Add the cranberries and pulse just a few times to distribute through the dough. Don't pulse too many times or the cranberries will be chopped.
• Drop the batter by heaped tablespoons onto the parchment-lined baking sheets, leaving an inch or more of space between each one. Bake one baking sheet at a time in the middle of the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, reversing the baking sheet front to back halfway through, until lightly browned.

CRANBERRY ORANGE WHEAT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• In a large bowl, stir together the whole wheat flour, wheat germ, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Mix in shortening until everything looks crumbly. Stir in the cranberries and orange zest. In a separate bowl, stir together the egg, milk and orange juice. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the wet mixture. Stir until dough forms. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead briefly to get the dough to hold together. Roll out to 1/2 inch thickness and cut into circles with a biscuit cutter. Place scones 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the tops and bottoms are golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm.