Delicious Cranberry Scones

• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg, beaten

 Yield: 8 large scones

Wash cranberries and remove shriveled berries. Chop coarsely and place in bowl with 1/4 cup sugar. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and 3 tablespoons sugar. Cut in softened butter. Add buttermilk, vanilla and egg. Mix well. Add cranberries and any juice collected in the bowl of cranberries into dough. Add a little milk if dough is not moist enough. Knead lightly a few times until dough is gathered, and forms a ball. Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into one 10 inch circle, about an inch thick. Sprinkle with raw sugar. Cut the circle into 8 wedges. Bake on greased cookie sheet for 15 minutes at 400 degrees. When scones are done, remove from oven and sprinkle with granulated sugar.


found on  http://www.abountifulkitchen.com/2008/12/fresh-cranberry-scones-with-almond.html