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Recipe: Cranberry-Buttermilk Scones
Servings: 16
Preparation Time: 15 min.
Cooking Time: 30 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 3 cup unbleached all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
  • 1-3/4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 2/3 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
  • 3/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 largeegg
  • 2 largeegg
  • 1 tsp. water
This Recipe is considered:
Low Sodium
Cooking Directions:
Preheat oven to 375° F. Butter 2 9-0/1 inch diameter cake pans. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a food processor or bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add cranberries. Combine buttermilk and 2 eggs in another bowl. Whisk until blended. Add to dry ingredients and process until just combined. Turn out onto floured surface. Knead briefly until soft dough forms. Divide dough into 2 pieces. Form each piece into a ball. Transfer each ball to 1 prepared pan. Press out dough into 8-0/1 inch diameter round. Score top of each round into 8 wedges. Whisk remaining egg with water in a small bowl. Brush over scones. Sprinkle with additional sugar. Bake 30 minutes, until golden. Cool 5 minutes. Invert scones onto platters. Turn over and cut along score marks. Serve warm.
 
Per Serving: calories 185, fat 7.7g, calories from fat 38%, protein 3.8g, cholesterol 54.7mg, dietary fiber 1.0g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 185 Milk Exchanges 0.0
Protein 3.8g Vegetable Exchanges 0.0
Carbohydrates 23.8g Fruit Exchanges 0.3
Dietary Fiber 1.0g Bread Exchanges 0.9
Sugar 7.5g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.2
Fat Total 7.7g Lean Meat Exchanges 0.1
Saturated Fat 4.9g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.0
Mono-unsaturated Fat 2.5g Fat Exchanges 1.5
Poly-unsaturated Fat 0.4g
% Calories from Fat 38%    
Cholesterol 54.7mg
Sodium 56.5mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 83.2IU Calcium 43.1mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.3mg Copper 0.1mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.2mg Iron 1.2mg
Niacin (B3) 1.3mg Magnesium 2.0mg
Vitamin B6 0.1mg Manganese 0.1mg
Vitamin B12 0.1mcg Phosphorus 61.2mg
Vitamin C 0.1mg Potassium 79.2mg
Vitamin E 0.4IU Selenium 2.8mcg
Folate 4.5mcg Sodium 56.5mg
Pantothenic Acid 0.1mg Zinc 0.2mg