Cranberry Orange Scones

From: Chef #930540

On Oct 10, 2008

This was the first time I've ever made scones, they turned out great and were surprisingly easy to make. They are yummy!

From: Linorama

On Aug 14, 2008

These scones are nice and light with a bright orange flavor and the nice chewy cranberries. In short: Perfection. The only changes I made were to avoid egg & dairy - so I used margarine for butter, soured soymilk with vinegar for the buttermilk, and used Ener-G Egg replacer for the egg. (I 2T. of fresh OJ instead of the water called when using Ener-G). They turned out beautifully with these substitutions. I used less than half the glaze on them, so will only make a little bit next time. And believe me, there will be many "next times!"

From: Manda

On Jun 25, 2003

I followed the recipe exactly, except that I used margarine instead of butter. These scones tasted FABULOUS!! The only problem I ran into was that after adding dry ingredients to mix, there was NO WAY that I could knead the dough! It was way to sticky. So, I just gave it a few extra mixes with the spoon and plopped it onto the pan in the shape of a patty. Although I couldn't cut it with a knife before baking (too sticky), they came out lightly browned, the glaze was perfect, and they tasted heavenly!! Next time I'll use regular butter. I think that may have been the problem. These are packed with flavor, not too high in fat, and have nutritious ingredients...definitely a "must-try" if you like the taste of cranberry and orange! Thanks, Sue L! ~Manda

From: Lori4squaremom

On May 5, 2005

These were absolutely delicious! I also found them very very wet, but I wet my knife before pressing down on the dough before baking. I have a son that doesn't like orange or cranberry and so I made two batches of this same recipe, leaving the cranberries and orange out, and they were equally delicious. One more thing, was I used 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour, and 1/2 cup unbleached flour for this to up the health factor. They turned out FANTASTIC! Probably one of the better scones that I've ever eaten.