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After the Holiday Scones, Aka Cranberry Sauce Scones

Source: www.food.com/recipe/after-the-holiday-scones-aka-cranberry-sauce-scones-468885

Ingredients

  1. 2 cups self rising flour
  2. 6 tablespoons sugar
  3. 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  4. 12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  5. 14 teaspoon ground cloves
  6. 14 teaspoon ground ginger
  7. 6 tablespoons butter, cold
  8. 12 cup pecans, toasted and chopped
  9. 12 cup canned whole cranberry sauce
  10. 3 tablespoons orange juice
  11. 1 egg, large
  12. 1 cup powdered sugar
  13. 1 -2 tablespoon orange juice
  14. 14 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  15. 18 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  16. 116 teaspoon ground ginger
  17. 116 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425F Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside if not using a Silpat silicone baking liner.
  2. Combine flour, sugar, and spices in a large bowl.
  3. Using a pastry knife, cut butter into the dry ingredients until mixture is crumbly and no chunks of butter are obvious.
  4. Stir in nuts and set aside.
  5. In a separate bowl, whisk together cranberry sauce, orange juice, and egg.
  6. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
  7. Form the dough into a ball.
  8. Pat out dough onto a lightly floured surface and form it into 10 inch circle and cut into 8 wedges.
  9. Place on prepared baking sheet.
  10. Bake for 14 to 16 minutes.
  11. Scones should be a light brown.
  12. Remove scones from oven to wire rack.
  13. Let cool about 3 to 5 minutes.
  14. Mix glaze ingredients until smooth.
  15. Adjusting the orange juice to get to the desired glaze consistency (too thin and it runs / too thick and it globs), spread glaze over each scone and dry about 20-30 minutes before serving.