Cranberry (Craisin) Scones

What could be better then baking on a lazy morning. These are really yummy and not hard to make. It was one of the things I always wanted to make but I was too scared to try. It seemed so hard. It was not at all!!

Ingredients

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• 4 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar, plus additional for sprinkling (you can use a little more then 2 tbs if you like sweeter, its not super sweet)
  
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 pound cold unsalted butter, diced
• 4 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup cold soy milk, or heavy cream
• 3/4 cup Craisins or small-diced dried strawberries (or any dried fruit you like)
  
• 1 egg beaten with 2 tablespoons water or milk, for egg wash

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine 4 cups of flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt. Blend in the cold butter at the lowest speed and mix until the butter is in pea-sized pieces. Combine the eggs and heavy cream and quickly add them to the flour and butter mixture. Combine until just blended. Toss the craisins with 1 tablespoon of flour, add them to the dough, and mix quickly. The dough may be a bit sticky.

Dump the dough out onto a well-floured surface and be sure it is well combined. Flour your hands and a rolling pin and roll the dough 3/4-inch thick. You should see lumps of butter in the dough. Cut into squares with a 4-inch plain or fluted cutter, and then cut them in half diagonally to make triangles. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

I used a heart shaped cutter because that is what I had. I also rolled out the dough thinned so my yield was about 42 smaller scones.

Brush the tops with egg wash. Sprinkle with vanilla sugar (or regular) and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the outsides are crisp and the insides are fully baked.

When it is ready to be plated you can also make a glaze of powdered sugar and water. If you like lemon or orange flavor you can use the juice from the orange or lemon as well as some of the zest instead of the water to give the scones more of a sweeter and tangy taste.