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30 January, 2014 By Mary | 10 Comments

Fresh Cranberry Lemon Scones

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I'm feeling really proud of myself this morning. Oh, you ask why? Well, I'm basically the best snow-remover there ever was in the history of snow-removers. I would say snow SHOVELER, but I actually have not been using the shovel much lately.

Fresh Cranberry Lemon Scones | thekitchenpaper.com

Our house has a SNOWBLOWER. It's in the garage, there for our use, and part of the terms of our lease is that we will remove the snow from the sidewalk and driveway. The first time it snowed? Shovel. We live on a corner, on a double lot, and have a LOT. OF. SIDEWALK. That first shovel took me F.O.R.E.V.E.R. You may be wondering why my lovely husband isn't doing this job. I may be wondering that, too. The second time it snowed this winter, enough requiring sidewalk duty, I took the snowblower plunge. I think it had snowed at least 5 inches, so shoveling would have been a bit of a task anyways.

Fresh Cranberry Lemon Scones | thekitchenpaper.com

I'm pretty good with machines, I've run a fair number of lawn-mowers and leaf-blowers in my day, so I had no problem firing up the ol' snowblower. IT WAS AWESOME. Literally, it took three minutes to do the entire sidewalk. The driveway takes a bit more skill/maneuvering, so that adds another 10 or so, but overall: sooooo much faster. I'm sure the neighbors are jealous. And I'm sure the students across the street, who stand there watching me as they smoke their cigarettes and I push this machine around in my sweatpants and snow boots, think I'm absolutely ridiculous. Whatever.

Fresh Cranberry Lemon Scones | thekitchenpaper.com

This morning, we woke up to 4ish inches of snow. I knew what I had/got to do: SNOWBLOW. I'd forgotten how easy and quick it was, and wondered why I had even considered getting the shovel out. I may never touch a shovel again in my life. I tromped out there, in my purple velour sweatpants, sent that snow flying into oblivion (err, the yard), and got back inside ALL BEFORE THE OVEN HAD EVEN PREHEATED! BOOM. That's what I call a successful morning. Now I see pedestrians walking by and say, in my head, "YOU'RE WELCOME." Clearly I need to take it down a notch.

Fresh Cranberry Lemon Scones | thekitchenpaper.com

SCONES! I love love love scones. They make me feel guilty, but I love love love them. Especially with icing (aka guilt). With t-minus three months to use up everything in our kitchen (which is A LOT), I'm working through the freezer and pantry to get through random foods. Found in the freezer: cranberries! I had just enough to make this recipe, and a big bag o' lemons needing to be used. These scones were perfect!

Fresh Cranberry Lemon Scones | thekitchenpaper.com

I may have overdone it on the liquid (the recipe reflects what it SHOULD be), and didn't chill my scones, so they're a bit more amorphous than yours will likely turn out. Do as I say, not as I do. As always, the key is LEMON ZEST! Zest + sugar before adding anything else, to get the most lemon flavor out of the zest!

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Fresh Cranberry Lemon Scones

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  • Author: by Mary
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 10-12 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 2 Tbsp freshly grated lemon zest
  • ½ cup + 3 tablespoon sugar
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 stick (8 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1 ¼ cups fresh cranberries, chopped
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar, sifted
  • 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400F.
  2. Mix the lemon zest with ½ cup of sugar, using your fingers really press the zest into the sugar. Mix in the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  3. Cut the butter into the flour mixture, either using a food processor or pastry cutter.
  4. Mix the chopped cranberries with the remaining 3 tablespoon of sugar before adding into the flour mixture.
  5. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and add the cream. Combine with the dry ingredients, being careful to not overmix.
  6. On a lightly flour surface, pat the dough into a 1" thick round. Cut out circle, or cut into your desired shape, and place 1" apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  7. Bake for 16-18 minutes, or until just beginning to brown.
  8. Let the scones cool slightly before combining the lemon juice and powdered sugar and glazing the scones.

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  1. Gretchen says

    January 30, 2014 at 2:31 pm

    I hope I get one of those!

    Reply
  2. dina says

    January 31, 2014 at 7:29 am

    they look great!

    Reply
  3. Sarah@WholeandHeavenlyOven says

    January 31, 2014 at 8:03 am

    These scones look wonderful! I love the combination of lemon and cranberries. Pinned!

    Reply
  4. Jenn says

    February 01, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    These are so pretty and I bet they taste incredible.

    Reply
  5. lauren says

    March 01, 2015 at 5:34 pm

    I tried this with flax and shortning..seems to need to bake longer and smaller is better..can it be possible to use too much lemon juice?

    Reply
    • Mary says

      March 01, 2015 at 5:52 pm

      It's definitely possible - all of those changes could change baking time! Enjoy!

      Reply
  6. Candice says

    August 29, 2016 at 8:38 am

    Can you use dried cranberries when fresh ones are not in season?

    Reply
    • Mary says

      August 29, 2016 at 8:13 pm

      Hi Candice! You certainly can — they will be a considerably different end result, but still delicious! Enjoy! xo

      Reply
  7. Angela says

    May 03, 2020 at 12:37 pm

    I made these exactly as per the recipe. My family and co-workers rave about them!! People request me to make these and say they are the best scones they have ever had!

    ★★★★★

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