Orange Cranberry Scones

2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 Tablespoon Orange Peel
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup Craisins
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoon butter, melted
1-2 tablespoon granulated sugar for sprinkling on top before
baking

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, sprinkle with flour and set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, cloves, orange peel and salt with a fork.
Add Craisins to dry ingredient and gently mix.
Pour in the cream and and stir carefully, just until combined. The dough will be quite moist, similar to cookie dough. Do not overwork dough.
Using floured hands, knead dough just a few times then form into 2 balls and transfer to prepared baking sheet.
Gently pat into a circles roughly 1 inch thick
Cut each circle into six equal triangles and separate them about an inch apart.
Brush the scones with melted butter and sprinkle granulated sugar.
Bake for 12 – 17 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Serve warm.


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