Gluten Free Orange Cranberry Scones

These are my GF Lemon Cranberry Scones but with orange flavor! Scones are filled with butter so I wouldn't call them the healthiest thing on the planet but they are a great balanced breakfast when served with fruit and nuts and a yummy healthier homemade dessert option!

Ingredients

3 cup GF flour (I use Trader Joes brand)

1 tbsp. baking powder

Zest of one orange

¾ tsp. salt

1 cup granulated cane sugar

¾ cup chilled salted butter

2 tbsp. fresh orange juice

1 cup frozen cranberries

¾ to 1 cup chilled half and half, plus extra for glaze

¼ cup granulated sugar

Directions

-Preheat to 375F

-Combine flour, baking powder, orange zest, salt and sugar

-Grate cold butter into dry ingredients and mix well with hands, rubbing butter and flour together, in order to make a coarse meal

-Add frozen cranberries, lemon juice, and slowly add half and half

-Mix into a dough that will hold together but isn't wet or sticky

-Form into ball

-Place on parchment paper and use hands to form a rectangle approx. 1 inch thick

-Cut into triangles like you wold a pizza

-Brush with half and half and liberally sprinkle with sugar

-Place on parchment paper covered pan

-Bake for 20 minutes and check color- cook 5 more minutes and watch closely- you want to top browned slightly

Tip- Use a cheese grater with large holes to grate your cold butter. This makes the "cutting in" process SO easy! This also works great for pie crusts.

Tip- See below for how I pat out and cut dough

Start with a ball of dough

With one hand on the side

and one on top- flatten

The goal is to end up with a square

Slice like pizza

Brush with milk and sprinkle sugar

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