Cranberry Scones (from Fishing Lake Golf Course)

Submitted by Sonja Susut.

Cranberry Scones (from Fishing Lake Golf Course)

In one bowl:

2 cups flour

7 tsp white sugar

1 tbsp grated orange peel

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp baking soda

Cut in 1/3 cup cold butter with pastry blender til coarse crumbs.

Second bowl:

1 cup dried cranberries (do not cut up)

¼ cup orange juice

½ cup milk

1 beaten egg

Follow these instructions:

1. Oven to 400.

2. Add second bowl of wet ingredients to first bowl.

3. Combine til it becomes a soft dough.

4. Knead 6-8 times. Don’t overdo it.

5. Lay dough on lightly floured surface.

6. Pat into 8-inch circle.

7. Cut into 8 wedges.

8. Place on heavy cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

9. Brush with milk.

10. Sprinkle with remaining sugar (3 tsp).

11. Bake in 400 oven for 10-12 minutes (only til light brown shows on tops).

Glaze:

½ cup icing sugar

1 tbsp orange juice

1 ½ tsp almond extract

1. Mix it all together.

2. Drizzle over cooled scones.