Gay Lea Recipes - Cranberry Scones (Breakfast Scones)

Cranberry Scones

(Breakfast Scones)

Preparation time: 15 Minutes

Enjoy these versatile scones at breakfast, brunch or with your afternoon tea.

Ingredients:

1 cup Lacteeze 1%, 2% or Skim milk 250 mL

1 tbsp lemon juice 15 mL

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 550 mL

2 1/2 tsp baking powder 12 mL

1/2 tsp baking soda 2 mL

1/2 tsp salt 2 mL

1/2 cup Gay Lea Butter 125 mL

1/2 cup dried cranberries 125 mL

Instructions:

Add lemon juice to milk and let stand 15 minutes. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add butter and cut into flour with pastry blender until the texture of coarse meal. Stir in dried cranberries. Stir in milk to moisten dry ingredients. Roll out on floured surface to 1/2" /1 cm thickness. Cut into 2"/5 cm rounds or squares. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake at 425ºF (220ºC) for 12-15 minutes.

Makes 12 scones.