Cranberry Date Scones

Name: Cranberry Date Scones
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: English, Scottish, British, European
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 237 milliliters cold buttermilk; 142 grams heaping cup fresh or frozen cranberries; 118 milliliters chopped pitted dates; 1 large Grated zest of orange; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps sugar mixed with 1/8 teaspoon each cinnamon, allspice and mace, for sprinkling; 710 milliliters unbleached all-purpose flour; 170 grams 1/2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

The recipe Cranberry Date Scones is ready in about 45 minutes and is definitely an awesome vegetarian option for lovers of Scottish food. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 291 calories, 5g of protein, and 13g of fat. This recipe serves 12. It works well as a very affordable morn meal. If you have baking powder, dates, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 40

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Line a 15-by-12-inch baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, the 1/2 cup of sugar, the orange zest, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

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Baking Soda

Orange Zest

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

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Butter

Add the cranberries and dates and toss. Stir in the buttermilk until a stiff dough forms.

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Cranberries

Buttermilk

Dates

Dough

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead gently just until the dough comes together. Divide the dough in half and pat each piece into a 7-inch round about 3/4 inch thick.

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Dough

Sprinkle the tops with the spiced-sugar mixture. Using a knife, cut each round into 6 wedges.

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Sugar

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