Blackberry Orange Scones

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 cups unbleached flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
• 3/4 cup skim milk
• 1/4 cup frozen blackberrie

Recipe

• 1 sift about 2 cups of flour onto a piece of waxed paper. measure out 2 1/2 cups into mixing bowl. you want the flour sifted before you measure it.
• 2 add baking soda, cinnamon, sugar, and orange zest and mix lightly.
• 3 cut butter into pieces and add to dry mixture. mix until crumbly.
• 4 add orange juice and slowly add milk mixing lightly until dough forms a ball.
• 5 turn ball out onto floured surface and kneed one or two times only.
• 6 flatten dough and place frozen berries in middle.
• 7 pull up edges of dough and knead one more time to distribute berries.
• 8 pat into a circle and cut into 8 wedges.
• 9 bake at 450 for 12 minutes.
• 10 let cool on rack.