This recipe is delicious! I have been making scones for a while, particularly in the past few days... This recipe's base is wonderful. Buttery and flakey, instead of crumbly. I had a few people tell me this was their favorite scone - and I think I will save this recipe, even to use the base and switch out the cranberry for something else from time to time, such as blueberries and blackberries and chocolate chips. By the by, I used regular milk - we didnt have buttermilk. Turned out great anyway. Just to let others know.

I *love* cranberries, but most recipes call for dried ones. They do not have the zing of fresh! So I went through and found all the recipes I could with fresh cranberries, and I decided to try this one for a party. They are very tender and light and quite easy to make. I don't actually like butter on things, but since this was for a party I made the butter (the night before so the flavors would meld). I used frozen cranberries and chopped them in the blender. I only used one stick of butter instead of three. I used the zest from half an orange, and put the other half of the zest into the scone recipe. I also squeezed some of the juice of the orange into the butter. My guests said they loved it and were actually eating it on baguette! Other than the orange zest, I didn't change the scone recipe except to brush the tops with butter and sprinkle with a little bit of sugar before baking. I can't say the scones are too different from buttermilk biscuits with cranberry, but hey, I like biscuits. The cranberries are not too puckery even though there's relatively little sugar in the scones.

I loved this recipe! If you add too much flour more that what is in the recipe your scones will turn out heavy and dry. If you think the dough is too soft just make sure your board is well floured, you will pick up more as you knead. I didn't add any extr flour other than what was on my board when I kneaded. Fabulous serverd with "Orange Honey Butter" from this site. I also served with my homemade Cranberry Walnut Jam. I will make again!

This was an amazing recipe. We had to add a bit more flour when kneading, but other than that, it was perfect! Everyone loved them, and we shared them at the kids' school. The teachers raved!