Friday, October 7, 2011

Cape Cod Scones

Submitted by Courtney Steadman
 
Preheat oven to 425.

2 cups sifted all purpose flour - measure after you sift
1 Tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup dried cranberries, or strawberries, or blueberries (optional)
1 1/4 cups whipping (heavy) cream

Mix dry ingredients together with fork.  While mixing pour in 1 and 1/4 cups cream.  Form into a dough ball.  Knead a few times on wax paper with a little flour - I just fold it over a few times.  Flatten to a 9 inch circle or so.  Brush with some melted butter and then I sprinkle with coarse sugar could also just use regular sugar.  Then I cut it into 12 pieces or so using a pizza cutter.  Transfer the pieces to an ungreased cookie pan about an inch apart.  Bake for 15 minutes at 425 (middle rack).  My oven gets hot so I usually bake at 425 for 5 minutes and turn it down to 400 for the last 10 min so they don't get too brown on the bottom.  Let cool and enjoy:))  They freeze well too.

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