- 2 cups [280 g] flour
- 1/3 cup [75 g] sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons [12.5 mL] baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] salt
- 1/3 cup [75 g] cold butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/2 cup [125 mL] orange juice
- 1/2 cup [125 mL] grated orange rind
- 1/2 cup [125 mL] chopped dried cranberries or currants
- Flour
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- Preheat oven to 375°F [190°C].
- Into the bowl of a food processor, sift together four, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl.
- Cut in small butter pieces to get fine crumbs.
- Or, sift together four, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt into the bowl of a food processor.
- Add butter pieces and process to get fine crumbs; transfer into a large bowl.
- Into a clean bowl, combine beaten egg, orange juice and grated orange rind.
- Sitr into dry ingredients along with chopped dried cranberries or currants stirrng to get a soft dough.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
- Gather dough into a ball and knead dough 2 or 3 times.
- Transfer onto floured surface.
- Pat or roll dough into a 1/2-inch [1.3-cm] thick circle.
- Using a round floured 2-inch [5-cm] cookie cutter, cut out 18 rounds and transfer onto a baking sheet.
- Bake into preheated oven for 18 to 22 minutes, until lightly golden.
- Transfer onto a wire rack; leave to cool.
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