These scones are a delicious treat for weekend mornings or brunches. The sour cream gives the dough a delicious tang and the tart cranberries are wonderfully balanced by the caramel sweetness of the raw sugar. I use fresh cranberries when they are in season and dried cranberries or cherries the rest of the year.
Ingredients
- 2 cups All Purpose flour
- 1/2 cup raw sugar (turbinado)
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 cup butter, chilled and diced
- 1 cup fresh cranberries, roughly chopped or dried cranberries or dried cherries
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- In food processor pulse together flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Add cold butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Turn mixture out into a large bowl and mix in chopped cranberries and chopped walnuts.
- In a small bowl or large measuring cup beat together sour cream, water and egg.
- Slowly pour sour cream mixture into dry ingredients mixing with a rubber spatula until dough forms. Knead the dough lightly in the bowl with the spatula and then turn out the dough ball onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Pat the dough into a large circle and then cut into wedges using the back of a long knife. You will need to sprinkle flour on the knife in between cuts to keep the dough from sticking.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 - 25 minutes or until golden brown.
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