Cranberry scones are perfect for breakfast or a midday break.
Oh my goodness.....cranberry season is in full swing! I always buy fresh berries and bake up a bundle. But I also throw a few bags directly into the freezer to use when fresh cranberries are no longer available. Fresh is the best, but frozen berries come in a close second. 
This year I have gone a bit crazy with fresh cranberries. I have bought a few bags every time I've gone to the store. I've made cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving, cranberry nut bars, cranberry sweet rolls and cranberry apple bread. Every time I open the fridge, there are more cranberries just waiting to be used.
I decided it was time to make cranberry scones. To make these a bit more delicate, I've finely chopped the cranberries. I mixed these scones in my food processor. It makes making scones pretty darned easy.
Cranberry scones for breakfast or for a mid-morning snack is a perfect treat!
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Cranberry Scones
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- ½ cup butter (cut into pieces)
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 cups cranberries
- ¾ cup cream
- 2 Tablespoons Cream for brushing on scones.
Glaze
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tablespoon orange juice or milk
Instructions
- Place flour, butter, baking powder, ¼ cup sugar and salt into a food processor. Pulse until mixture is crumbly.
- Add cranberries. Pulse until cranberries are chopped.
- Add ¾ cup cream. Mix for 15 seconds.
- Add additional 2 Tablespoons of cream, if needed. Mix 15 seconds or until forms a ball of dough.
- Remove from food processor onto a lightly floured surface.
- Knead 3-4 times making certain everything is well mixed. Form into a large circle, leaving dough about 1 ½" high.
- Slice into 8 wedges.
- Place wedges on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Wedges should be placed about ½" apart,
- Brush with cream.
- Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven for 20-22 minutes.
- Remove to a cooling rack.
- While still warm, mix glaze. Mix ⅔ cup powdered sugar and orange juice, or milk in a bowl. Drizzle glaze over scones.
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Katie Crenshaw says
Kathy, these scones look AMAZING! I can't wait to make these for my Christmas entertaining.
Kortney says
I've gone cranberry crazy too this year! I made something similar last week and added white chocolate to them. I bet your recipe would be really good with white chocolate as well.
Kathy says
Everything is really good with chocolate! White chocolate would go perfectly in these scones. Thanks for the suggestion!
Laura ~ Raise Your Garden says
This would make the perfect Christmas morning breaking! Not too sweet and of course with a cuppa tea! Usually, we have chocolate for breakfast but that probably isn't the best idea! hehe.
Cait Weingartner says
I love cranberry scones, but confess, I have never actually made them myself. This recipe, and these amazing photos are about to change that!
Kathy says
I hope you give them a try!