Scones a la First Friday Coffee

Posted by Alina

This past First Friday's coffee was wonderful again!

I received a few requests for the Scone Recipe, so I am posting it. You can also get it at Donut King, if you just don't feel like making it...it is all in the technique :)  Find a printable version of the recipe here!

Cranberry-Orange Scones

4 c. Flour

1 T. Baking Powder

3/4 t. Salt

1/3 c. Sugar

3 ozs. Butter, Cold, and chopped into little cubes

3/4 c. Cream

1 Large Egg

Zest of 1 Orange

1/2 c. Craisins

Mix the first 4 dry ingredients together: Flour, Baking Powder, Salt, and Sugar. Add the Orange Zest and Craisins.

Fold in the butter cubes with your fingers, and smoosh them to be chunky in the mixture. Add the Cream and Egg, and mix everything until it barely sticks together. You want the butter to stay chunky.

Roll out the mixture onto a lightly floured surface, into a 1/2" thickness. Cut into ~30 squares, and place in freezer until you are ready to bake.

When ready to bake, Preheat oven to 325 degrees in a Conventional Oven. Brush the scones w/ an Egg Wash, on top, to give it the light golden brown. Bake for ~15 minutes, depending on the size of your scones. It is ready when it has a nice color.

This recipe should make 30 mini scones (the size of what was at the First Friday Coffee).