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Easy Cranberry-Orange Scones

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Oct 8, 2010
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Coffee shop sweet scones strut fresh orange and dried cranberries flavor while featuring Gold Medal® whole wheat flour.

Easy Cranberry-Orange Scones

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 13
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup Gold Medal™ whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup cold butter, cut into 8 pieces
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons milk
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix flours, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, the orange peel, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in 1/3 cup milk, the orange juice and cranberries just until dry ingredients are moistened.
  • Step 
    2
    On ungreased cookie sheet, pat dough into 8-inch round. Cut into 8 wedges; do not separate.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool 10 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and 2 to 3 teaspoons milk until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over warm scones. Serve warm or cool.

Nutrition

260 Calories
8g Total Fat
4g Protein
42g Total Carbohydrate
18g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Scone
Calories
260
Calories from Fat
80
Total Fat
8g
13%
Saturated Fat
5g
25%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
20mg
7%
Sodium
250mg
11%
Potassium
210mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
42g
14%
Dietary Fiber
3g
11%
Sugars
18g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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