Ingredients

  • 1 cup Sour Cream
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 3 cups All-purpose Flour
  • 1 cup White Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Unsalted Butter, Cold And Cut Up Into One Inch Cubes
  • 1 cup Quick Oats
  • 1 cup Dried Cranberries
  • 1 whole Egg
  • 1 Tablespoon Milk

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix together sour cream and baking soda in a small bowl and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Using a pastry blender (or two forks), cut in the butter until it resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Stir in rolled oats and cranberries. Then, stir in the sour cream a little bit at a time. The dough will start to come together.
  • On a clean surface, flip out the dough. Knead together the dough so that it fully comes together.
  • Once all the dough has become one big piece, lightly flour the countertop. Form dough into a ball and then roll out into a disc that is about 7 inches in diameter and 1 inch thick.
  • Cut into eight equal pieces.
  • Place scones on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • In a small cup, beat together the egg and milk. Using a pastry brush, brush the scones with the egg wash (two coats per scone).
  • Bake in a preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until scones are brown and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle of a scone.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature with butter, jam, clotted cream or by itself.