Cranberry Orange Scones for Two

Today I am sharing the second recipe for two that I often make when I want to bake something sweet at home, but don't want to be stuck with such a large amount. With this scone recipe I usually make four smaller scones, but you can also make two large scones. In this case I made cranberry orange scones (with a few cinnamon chips thrown in there too!), but I also like to use this recipe to make cherry chocolate or orange chocolate scones.

Pan: Cookie sheet.
Oven prep: Bake at 450˚


What You’ll Need:
• 2/3 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 2 Tbsp cold butter, cubed
• 3 Tbsp milk (I used almond milk)
• Mix-ins of choice (for this I used a handful of cranberries, orange zest, cinnamon chips, and orange flavoring and juice)


Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 450˚ and line your cookie sheet with parchment paper. Prepare any of the mix-ins you want to use. For this, I zested and juiced an orange.

2. Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.

3. Using a pastry blender/food processor, or your hands, add the butter cubes into the dry ingredients and combine until it breaks up and the mixture turns into fine crumbs.

4. Next add the milk.

5. Now, add your mix-ins and milk and stir until a dough is formed. Since I added a bit of orange flavoring and juice, the scones ended up a bit too sticky. If this happens, you can add a bit more flour.

6. Take the dough and either scoop onto the pan or use your hands to make a round shape. If you want them a bit flatter, you can lightly press them down with your hands or use the bottom of a glass.

7. Bake the scones for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Let them cool slightly and serve warm.


Here are some photos of the final product: