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Cranberry and Orange Scones
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Ingredients
- 560g plain flour, plus 35g extra
- 50g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
- 2 tbsp baking powder
- 2 tsp salt
- 5g Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated orange zest
- 340g cold unsalted Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter , Technique: Dicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even cube-shaped pieces. I know this Teach me, please diced
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 240ml cold double cream
- 165g dried cranberries
- 1 egg beaten with 2 tbsp water or milk, for egg wash
- 75g Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please icing sugar
- 20ml freshly squeezed orange juice
Method
How to make Cranberry and Orange Scones
1) Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix 560g of the flour, 50g caster sugar, the baking powder, salt and orange zest. Add the cold Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter and mix at the lowest speed until the Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter is the size of peas.
2) Combine the eggs and double cream and, with the mixer on low speed, slowly pour into the flour and Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter mixture. Mix until just blended. The dough will look lumpy! Combine the dried cranberries and 35g of flour, add to the dough, and mix on low speed until blended.
3) Dump the dough onto a well-floured surface and Technique: Kneading A way to mix and work dough to form a smooth, elastic ball, ready to shape and cook. I know this Teach me, please knead it into a ball. Flour your hands and a rolling pin and roll the dough 1.5cm thick. You should see small bits of Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter in the dough. Keep moving the dough on the floured board so it doesn't stick.
4) Flour a 7.5cm round plain or fluted cutter and cut circles of dough. Place the scones on a baking pan lined with parchment paper. Collect the scraps neatly, roll them out, and cut more circles. At this point you can transfer to a freezer-safe container to cook from frozen later. Please note, cooking times will increase when cooking from frozen and you may need to lower your oven temperature slightly.
5) Brush the tops of the scones with egg wash, sprinkle with the remaining caster sugar, and bake for 20 to 25 mins, until the tops are browned and the insides are fully baked. The scones will be firm to the touch.
6) Allow the scones to cool for 15 mins and then Technique: Whisk Using light, rapid sweeping strokes to thicken or thoroughly combine ingredients. You can also use a whisk attachment attached to a food processor. I know this Teach me, please whisk together the Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please icing sugar and orange juice, and drizzle over the top.
