Almond Cranberry Scones

Almond Cranberry Scones – Airy together with low-cal alongside pockets of almond deliciousness, these are the perfect lightly sugariness scones terrific served for brunch or breakfast.

I’ve mentioned earlier that I’m a large fan of Food 52.  Food 52 sends out electronic mail posts a few times a calendar week together with I ever honor enticing recipes together with reviews of gorgeous kitchen tools that brand me desire to whip out the credit card.  When I read virtually a recipe past times Judith Rae for Almond Scones I knew I’d stimulate got to brand them 1 day.  Then to seal the deal, Monica, from Playing alongside Flour, posted these scones together with turned them into peach shortcakes – which was totally brilliant!  I couldn’t stand upwards it whatsoever longer – thence I popped my almond glue inwards the freezer together with grabbed a handbag of fresh cranberries together with man child am I happy alongside the results!

 

Almond extract is 1 of those flavors I can’t instruct plenty of.  In fact … I experience a piffling rush of excitement when I opened upwards the bottle together with stimulate got a whiff of that amazing extract. It’s pure love!

 

These cranberry scones are made alongside almond paste, almond extract together with topped alongside sliced almonds.

Is it almond overload?  Not at all.  The cranberries compliment the almond flavor together with don’t overpower the scone.  The almond glue is frozen together with then grated on the large whole side of a box grater.  This method creates a wonderful soft, fluffy crumb alongside bursts of almond flavor.

 

Cold butter is cutting into the flour mixture, together with then the grated almond glue is folded in.  Buttermilk, an egg together with almond extract are blended together together with then added to practise a tender dough.

 

To live on to a greater extent than seasonally festive, together with to exercise upwards my cranberries earlier they spoil, I folded inwards a heaping 1/2 loving cup of fresh ripe cranberries.

 

The cranberry scones are cutting into ii 1/2 inch rounds together with then brushed alongside a H2O together with egg mixture.

Topped alongside sliced almonds together with generously sprinkled alongside coarse saccharide they are together with then baked for virtually xx minutes.

 

The almond cranberry scones are non overly sugariness thence live on generous alongside the saccharide topping.  The flavor is really amazing.

 

Fresh, tart cranberries are only plenty to add together a layer of flavor without overpowering the almond party.

 

The perfect vacation process for brunch or breakfast!

 

A must brand alongside your fresh cranberries. Enjoy!

 

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Almond Cranberry Scones

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

Light together with airy, perfectly moist together with sugariness together with keen for a especial breakfast or brunch during the holidays!

Course:

Breakfast Sweet Bread, Scones

Servings: 16 -18 Scones

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

• 
  3 1/2
  cups
  all-purpose flour
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  granulated sugar
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  salt
  


• 
  1
  tablespoon
  baking powder
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  baking soda
  


• 
  8
  tablespoons
  cold unsalted butter,
  cut into pocket-size pieces
  


• 
  7
  ounces
  almond paste,
  frozen (I used Odense Almond Paste) grated using the large-hole side of a box grater
  


• 
  1
  cup
  buttermilk, good shaken
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  almond extract
  


• 
  1/2
  heaping loving cup fresh cranberries,
  whole pocket-size or cutting larger cranberries inwards half
  


• 
  1
  egg
  


• 
  1
  egg mixed alongside 1 teaspoon mutual frigidity H2O for brushing on top
  


• 
  Coarse saccharide for topping
  


• 
  Sliced almonds for topping
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a large baking canvass alongside parchment newspaper together with develop aside.
   
   


2. 
   
   In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, together with baking soda.
   
   


3. 
   
   Using a pastry blender cutting inwards the mutual frigidity butter until the mixture resembles coarse repast alongside some larger pea size chunks of butter withal remaining.
   
   


4. 
   
   Fold inwards the grated almond glue using a prophylactic spatula.
   
   


5. 
   
   In a large criterion loving cup combine the buttermilk, almond extract together with 1 egg. Blend alongside a pocket-size whisk until combined.
   
   


6. 
   
   Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour together with butter mixture. Fold together using the spatula until a dough starts to come upwards together. Do non over mix.
   
   


7. 
   
   Turn the dough out onto a floured run surface together with knead gently to combine. Press the dough out together with sprinkle the cranberries on top. Fold the dough over a few times to contain the cranberries.
   
   


8. 
   
   Press the dough into a 3/4 inch thick circular together with cutting into scones using a ii 1/2 inch biscuit cutter.
   
   


9. 
   
   Place the scones ii inches apart on a large baking canvass lined alongside parchment paper.
   
   


10. 
    
    Brush each scone alongside the egg together with H2O mixture. Sprinkle alongside coarse sugar, together with then sliced almonds, together with then a piffling to a greater extent than coarse sugar.
    
    


11. 
    
    Bake for xx minutes or until golden brown.
    
    


12. 
    
    Remove to a wire rack to cool.
    
    

Recipe Notes

Inspired past times a recipe from Judith Rae, posted on Food 52

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Thanks thence much for stopping by! Tricia

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