Name: Berry Scones
Yield: Makes 8 Scones
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose gluten-free flour; 1 teaspoon xanthan gum; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 cup frozen berries (I love cranberries or blueberries here); 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, diced and chilled; 1 cup milk (low-fat is fine, nonfat is not)

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Berry SconesLisa Weatherbee

As with any pastry, the trick here is to keep the diced butter cold, which makes for light scones, the only sort of scones to have. I like to cut these into triangles, but rounds are lovely, too. My favorite is cranberry scones. The rich red color of the cranberries against the pale golden scones makes me wish they could just sit out on my counter all day long wrapped loosely in a kitchen towel. But once you and your family experience the moist flakiness of these lightly sweet scones, you'll know why they never seem to brighten your kitchen counter for very long.

Shoestring Savings

Berry Scones
On a shoestring: 42¢ per scone
If you bought it: $1.75 per scone (frozen)

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