Kathy's Cranberry Scones
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 13 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 12 cup dried cranberries
- 12 cup chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cold heavy cream
- 2 -3 teaspoons cream or 2 -3 teaspoons milk
- Position rack in the center of the oven, preheat to 400.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, or prepare a nonstick baking sheet.
- In the bowl of a mixer, thoroughly stir together the all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Drop in cubed cold butter and stir on medium speed until the largest pieces are pea-sized and the rest resembles bread crumbs.
- Do no allow the butter to melt or to form a paste with the flour.
- Mix cranberries and chocolate chips in a small bowl, add 1 tbsp flour.
- Coat chips and cranberries in flour and add to flour mixture in the mixing bowl.
- Turn mixer on medium-low speed and add cold heavy cream.
- Mix just until flour mixture is mostly moist.
- With your hands, turn the dough in the bowl to mix in the rest of the flour.
- On a floured surface roll out dough until about 3/4 thick.
- Cut into squares and place on baking sheet.
- Brush the tops of the scones with 2-3 tsp cream or milk, sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake until the tops are golden brown, about 12-15 minutes Let cool on a rack, garnish while warm with sugar in the raw.
flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cold unsalted butter, cranberries, chocolate chips, flour, cold heavy cream, cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/kathys-cranberry-scones-350795 (may not work)