Now don't let the long list of ingredients discourage you. They really are quite simple to make. Here's the cast of characters: butter, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, buttermilk, egg, vanilla, cranberries, almonds, powdered sugar, almond extract and milk.
Notice its very dark in the house yet. Sunrise isn't for another hour.
Combine 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt in a bowl and mix together.
Next take 1/2 cup of heart friendly butter (Lumberjack isn't allowed to eat these) and cut into the flour mixture.
In a separate bowl, pour in 2/3 cup buttermilk or heavy cream. I love the buttermilk taste.
I have no clue how this picture got turned sideways but it is and thats the way its gonna stay! Add a tsp of vanilla and one egg.
Now take a fork and mix this up really good.
Pour into the flour mixture.
Time to mix again. Where is Hannah when I need her? She loves the mixing part.
The dough is going to be very sticky!
Add 2 tablespoons of sliced almonds.
And 1/2 cup dried cranberries. I really like the cranberries in there so I rounded the cup.So much for exact measurements.
Now you can throw some flour on the countertop.
Plop the dough down. Sprinkle some flour over the top and knead the dough about 6-8 times.
Here's the really fun part. Form it into an 8" circle. Get out your Nagel Lumber Company ruler and measure to make sure its 8 inches. By the way has anyone ever heard of Nagel Lumber Company? I haven't but its been in my drawer for years.
Here's that sideways picture again. Cut the dough into eight sections. Now if you all paid attention in Math class, you know the easiest way is to cut in half first, then into fourths and finally into eighths.
This is what it should look like when you're done cutting. Everybody refreshed on their fractions now?
Take the sections and place on your baking sheet. I use a pie server because the dough is a little sticky yet and its easier to pick the pieces up.
Place them on your baking sheet in a circle form. Leave space between them because they're gonna get bigger when they bake. I like to bake just about everything on stones but you can certainly use a regular cookie sheet.
Bake at 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes. Remove from pan onto a cooling rack. They smell awesome! And its finally getting light outside.
Wish you were here to eat one with me! They go great with a cup of hot coffee.
Now you can throw some flour on the countertop.
Plop the dough down. Sprinkle some flour over the top and knead the dough about 6-8 times.
Here's the really fun part. Form it into an 8" circle. Get out your Nagel Lumber Company ruler and measure to make sure its 8 inches. By the way has anyone ever heard of Nagel Lumber Company? I haven't but its been in my drawer for years.
Here's that sideways picture again. Cut the dough into eight sections. Now if you all paid attention in Math class, you know the easiest way is to cut in half first, then into fourths and finally into eighths.
This is what it should look like when you're done cutting. Everybody refreshed on their fractions now?
Take the sections and place on your baking sheet. I use a pie server because the dough is a little sticky yet and its easier to pick the pieces up.
Place them on your baking sheet in a circle form. Leave space between them because they're gonna get bigger when they bake. I like to bake just about everything on stones but you can certainly use a regular cookie sheet.
Bake at 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes. Remove from pan onto a cooling rack. They smell awesome! And its finally getting light outside.For the frosting, mix 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, a Tablespoon of butter , 1/4 teaspoon of almond extract and 2-3 Tablespoons of milk. Frost the cooled scones. I like to put the frosting on when they're still kinda warm.
Wish you were here to eat one with me! They go great with a cup of hot coffee.CRANBERRY ALMOND SCONES
2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup cold butter
2/3 cup buttermilk or heavy cream
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup dried cranberries
2 Tbl sliced almonds.
Frosting:
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbl butter
1/4 tsp almond extract
2-3 Tbl milk
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter. Mix buttermilk, egg and vanilla in separate bowl and add to flour mixture. Stir in cranberries and almonds. Dough will be sticky. Knead 6-8 times on a floured surface. Form into an 8" circle and cut into eight sections. Place on baking sheet in circle form and bake at 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack. Mix frosting ingredients and frost over warm scones.
Note: If you want to change this recipe up a bit, substitute 1/3 of the milk with orange juice and add some orange zest. I also leave out the almonds and almond extract when I do this. They get a wonderful citrus taste.
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us- they help us to endure. And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectationof salvation. Romans 5:3-4
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