NOM NOM on a budget

CRANBERRY ORANGE SCONES

scones remind me of a dear friend and ex-roommate in college who used to bake these at least once a week. her scones were always devoured right out of the oven, before they even had time to cool down!

i absolutely love how the orange zest in these scones provides an aromatic overtone to the tartness of dried cranberries and crumbly butter—so good! and best of all, it’s pretty easy to make, save for one time-consuming step. 

this was made from allrecipe’s simple scones recipe with a few changes:

• no need to freeze butter and then grate. i simply cut the butter into small chunks (about 1cm by 1cm by 1cm) and used a spoon ad fork to blend into the flour mixture. this is very similar to what needs to be done for butter cookies, and as long as you end up with a crumbly, dry mixture, you’re good to move on.
• added cranberries instead of raisins. i definitely took the liberty of adding more than the recipe called for.
• instead of the egg (i was out of eggs and realized this after i had cut in the butter) i used a little bit of milk + extra baking powder.
• i also definitely went overboard with the orange zest since i love the smell of citrus. try 4-5 tablespoons instead of the called-for 1!
  
  

serve warm. delicious with black tea. after baking these the entire house smelled warm and citrus-y. love it :)