Make Lemon Cranberry Scones with Me!

These Lemon Cranberry scones are so easy to make! They are not your typical dry scone. They are so buttery and delicious, your family will love them! They are perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack with coffee!

Full recipe:
https://frannielovesfood.com/desserts...

Ingredients:
3/4 cup Cold Unsalted Butter, diced
4 cups AP Flour + 1/4 cup flour to toss cranberries
1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
2 tbsp Baking Powder
2 tsp Salt
Zest of 1 Lemon
4 Large Eggs
1 cup Heavy Cream
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 1/2 cups Fresh Cranberries (or 3/4 cup Dried Cranberries)
Egg wash
1 Egg
1 tbsp Water
Glaze
1 cup Confectioner's Sugar
6 tsp Lemon Juice

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 400℉.
Into a bowl, add flour and butter. Using a pastry cutting tool or your hands break up the butter to small pea size pieces.
Add in sugar, salt, lemon zest and baking powder and mix well with a spatula or wooden spoon.
In a separate bowl, add the cranberries and sprinkle with 1/4 cup of flour. Mix until all the cranberries are coated. (Same process if you are using dried cranberries)
Whisk the eggs in a bowl. Make a well in the center if the flour mixture. Pour eggs and heavy cream into the well. Using a spatula or wooden spoon, mix the wet and dry ingredients until a dough starts to form and the flour is well incorporated.
Add in the floured cranberries. Fold the cranberries in with you hands.
Flour a kneading surface, dump the dough onto the floured surface and knead gently into a ball. Dust the surface of the dough with flour. Flatten with your hand and then using a rolling pin, roll the dough out to 1 inch thick.
Cut he dough into 3 inch strips and then cut eat strip into triangles. Place onto a parchment lined baking sheet about an inch apart.
Into a bowl, add 1 egg + 1 tbsp of water. Whisk well. Brush each scone with egg wash.
Bake at 400℉ for 15 – 20 mins or until golden brown underneath. Place the scones on a wire rack to cool.
While the scones are cooling, make the glaze. Add confectioner's sugar and lemon juice to a bowl. Mix well until a thick glaze forms.
Using a pastry brush, brush each scone with the glaze.

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