(Full recipe is about right for 4-6 people. Half a recipe works well.)
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. sugar
½ tsp. salt
2 tbsp. powdered buttermilk (optional but great)
4 Tbsp. sweet butter
2 eggs well beaten
½ cup cream
1 cup dried sweet cranberries or cherries, chopped
Preheat oven to 425 degrees
• Mix dry ingredients well.
• Cut in butter, in food processor or with hand device. Be sure it is fairly finely incorporated.
• Mix eggs and cream, then add to dry mix, incorporating it, but do not mix to batter consistency, that is, just until it is adequately mixed. Add and stir in chopped fruit.
• Turn out on to floured board and knead for a minute or two. (Your hands will be rather gooey . . . live with it.)
• Pat into a circle ¼ inch thick.
• Sprinkle lightly with additional sugar.
• Cut into wedges (8 is about right), separate a little, and place on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes, or until just beginning to brown.