Heavenly Cranberry Scones

A delightful and easy recipe for scones. This is a bit unusual because it doesn’t require milk or egg. The result is a lovely and light scone that’s so good it’s heavenly!

Step: 1

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

Step: 2

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a mixing bowl. Cut in cold butter with 2 knives or a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in yogurt, then cranberries.

Step: 3

Form dough into a ball and place on the prepared baking sheet. Pat down into a 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch thick circle. Sprinkle with sugar and cut into 8 segments.

Step: 4

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are slightly crisp and top is browned, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and redefine the cut marks.

Per Serving: 208 calories; protein 3.3g; carbohydrates 28.7g; fat 9.1g; cholesterol 23.7mg; sodium 245.6mg.

The quality of the flour can make a real difference to your bread. Different brands do vary. Extra-strong or Canadian flours, which are bet higher in gluten, may give you a best rise than standard bread flours – especially if you’re making wholemeal bread , which not always getting bigger as well as white bread.

To made this in a dough , add all the ingredients to your breadmaker and follow the makers instructions.

A bread first rising can be make in the fridge 24 hours . This slows down the time it takes to rise to double its size, giving it a deeper flavour. It’s also a great limit , as you can start it night before , then finish it off the next day.