The Best Cranberry Scones
These Cranberry Scones are quick and easy, just a bowl and a fork is all you need. The perfect scone recipe you won’t be looking anywhere else for a recipe.
I love scones, I could eat them breakfast, lunch and dinner and yes I usually do! So of course when Terri suggested the ingredient of cranberries, I knew I had to make Scones.
These are probably the best scones I have yet made. They are so easy to make, between mixing together, the chilling and the baking you can have them made in an hour.
How to Make Scones
- In a large bowl add the sugar, then sift in the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add grated butter and toss to combine, add the cream.
- Slowly add the butter milk and gently combine with a fork, until dough forms a ball (it will be slightly sticky).
- Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Place the dough on a lightly floured flat surface, sprinkle the dough with a little flour and then fold the dough over two or three times, add the cranberries and fold them into the dough.
- Pat the dough into 1/2 inch thickness and cut with a small to medium size round cookie cutter.
- Brush the scones with a beaten egg and bake for about 15-20 minutes.
- Cool or eat warm.
How to Make Buttermilk
Buttermilk is not available in Italy and besides the price of it is ridiculous, so grab a small bowl add 3/4 cup of whole milk and add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar, let it sit for about 5 minutes before using.
You are going to want the mixture as thick as possible (just like store bought), so I think using whole milk and a tablespoon of whole cream makes them the Best Scones.
More Delicious Scone Recipes
Easy Homemade Hot Cross Scones
Maple Glazed Brown Sugar Cinnamon Scones
And if cranberries aren’t your thing, then you could add raisins, or chocolate chips or even nuts. Whatever you decide I hope you enjoy these Cranberry Scones.
The Best Cranberry Scones
The Best Cranberry Scones
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon butter (cold & salted and grated (use a cheese grater large hole)
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon whole cream**
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
**you can substitute with whole milk if desired.
Instructions
- In a small bowl add the milk and vinegar, mix and let sit 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl add the sugar, then sift the flour, baking powder and salt, mix together. Then add the butter and toss together with your fingers. Add the cream, then slowly add the milk and mix with a fork until the dough comes together and forms into a ball. (will be slightly sticky). Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Pre-heat oven to 325F (160C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Place dough on a lightly floured surface (add a little flour to the dough so it isn’t too sticky) and fold the dough over 2-3 times, add half the cranberries and fold over, then add the remaining cranberries and fold the dough again 2-3 times.
- Pat the dough down to 1/2 inch thickness and cut out with a small round circle, place scones on prepared cookie sheet, brush with a beaten egg and bake for approximately 15-20 minutes or until golden. Enjoy!
I just made these and they turned out wonderful! I did add a dash of vanilla to the dough and I got 8 round scones from 1 recipe once I reformed and cut the scraps.
I would highly recommend sprinkling with brown sugar before baking to add a nice bruleed topping 🙂
Hi Elise, thanks so much, glad you enjoyed them. And thanks for the tips! Take care.
Five star recipe. I was looking for an easy recipe without self-raising flour.
Hi Ameer, thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed them. Take care!
Good taste but cook time was not long enough. I had to add about 15 minutes to get them to brown and the rise was poor. They don’t look like the picture at all.
Hi Ali, if they didn’t rise then you should check your baking powder and also the temperature of your oven could be off and not heating at the correct temperature. Hope that helps. Take care!
Just made these and 325 is definitely too low to cook them. After 20 minutes they had barely baked at all and never rose. Hopefully they still taste good
Hi
This is indeed a VERY VERY good recipe!
Im a scone fanatic and try each recipe i come across and this one was up there.
i was supposed to look at a keto diet today but this recipe has derailed me!
i had to put a little more moisture so i added more cream and i used store bought buttermilk
i baked at 200 centigrade for 15 min
was terrific -melt in mouth
will definitely make this again
thank you so much for this recipe
isa
Hi Isa, thanks so much, so glad you enjoyed them. Sorry about the keto delay. 🙂
These are so good. I let them cook about 10-15 minutes longer than requested and they browned so nicely.
Can I use a store-bought buttermilk in your scone recipes? I use an all natural, really nice buttermilk which I would prefer to use instead of making my own buttermilk, but will that effect how the scones turn out? I have not tried to make any of the scone recipes yet, so cannot comment of that.
Hi Linda, yes you can use store-bought I’m sure it will work out fine. I hope you like them, let me know.
Thanks for the recipe. I didn’t have cream, so used plain yogurt instead. I also scaled down the recipe and made six mini scones. They turned out great!
Hi Michelle, you’re welcome, so glad you liked them. Have a great weekend.