Busters Recipes

Cranberry Scones

2/3 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt

1 large egg

3 cup flour

4 tsps. baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 stick cold, unsalted butter, cut up

1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 tsp grated orange peel

1 Tbsp butter @ room temp

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Measure buttermilk in 2 cup glass measure, beat in egg with fork; add enough milk to bring wet ingredients to one cup. Put flour, baking powder, soda and salt into a large bowl. Stir to mix well. Add 8 Tbsps. butter and cut in with a pastry blender or rub in with your fingers, till mixture looks like fine granules. Add cranberries, sugar, and orange peel: toss lightly to distribute evenly.

Add buttermilk mixture. Stir with a fork until a soft dough forms. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured board and give 5 to 6 kneads, just until well mixed. Form dough into a ball, cut into 8 wedges. Form each wedge into a ball and place on an un-greased cookie sheet. Bake 20 to 25 mins or until medium brown. Remove to wire rack. Brush with the 1 Tbsp of soft butter. Let cool, uncovered, at least 1 hour before serving.

Serve with jams, jellies and/or plain or lemon yogurt. Makes 8 scones.