First, combine the dry ingredients.
Grate the butter in, yes grate, it is the easiest way to get that butter integrated quickly.
Use a pastry cutter or two forks to get that butter to the size of crumbs. Then add the cranberries and walnuts and stir to combine.
Add the milk and stir just until moistened.
Divide the dough in half and pat it down with a little flour.
Cut each disc in eight pieces and put all 16 on the baking sheet or sheets if you need more. Bake for 13-16 minutes, let them rest for 10 minutes while you make the glaze. Glaze them up and enjoy them!
Orange Glazed Cranberry Scones
Adapted from Mom Loves Baking
Makes 16 scones
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour (I prefer unbleached)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons orange zest
5 tablespoons very cold butter
1 1/2 cups frozen or fresh cranberries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup milk ( I used 2%)
1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons orange juice
1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and orange zest in a large bowl.
2. Grate the butter with a fine cheese grater directly into the bowl and use a pastry knife or two forks on the butter and flour until it looks like smallish crumbs.
3. Add the cranberries and walnuts and stir to combine.
4. Add the milk and stir just until moist. It will be quite sticky. Divide the dough in two.
5. Sprinkle flour on the counter or a cutting board, sprinkle the top of the dough with flour and pat both halves into roughly 7 inch circles. Cut into 8 pieces each and place on a baking pan lined with parchment paper.
6. Bake for 13-16 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from the oven and let rest on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before glazing.
7. To make the glaze, combine the melted butter, powdered sugar, and orange juice until combined. Pour into a small ziploc bag and snip a small hole in one corner. Pipe the glaze liberally onto the scones and put them on a cooling rack, if you can keep from eating them all at once.
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