Cranberry-Orange Scones

Cranberry-Orange Scones

Ingredients:
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
sugars, granulated
leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate
salt, table
leavening agents, baking soda
orange juice, raw
butter, without salt
cranberries, dried, sweetened
milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400F
Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda into large bowl.
Mix in orange peel.
Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Mix in dried cranberries.
Gradually add buttermilk, tossing with fork until moist clumps form.
Turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface.
Knead briefly to bind dough, about 4 turns.
Form dough into 1-inch-thick round.
Cut into 8 wedges.
Transfer wedges to prepared baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.
Bake until tops of scones are golden brown, about 25 minutes.
Let stand on baking sheet 10 minutes.
Serve scones warm or at room temperature.