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Cut the butter into 1cm cubes and chill in freezer.
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Preheat the oven to 175C/350F.
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Put the ingredients from all-purpose flour to the salt and grated orange zest into a large bowl and mix together.
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Add the chilled butter and cut with a pastry blender or 2 knives (like making a bread dough) Then add the dried cranberry and mix evenly.
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Add chocolate here, too.
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Mix the baking soda and sour cream in another bowl.
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The mixture of baking soda and acid is what makes the dough plump up.
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Then add the egg and vanilla extract.
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Pour 3 into 2's bowl.
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Mix the mixture with a fork evenly.
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You may feel it is not moist enough in the beginning, but do not worry.
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When it comes together, push the dough at the edge of bowl several times to knead lightly.
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Then make the dough into a ball.
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Put the dough on a cutting board lined with parchment paper.
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Spread it into a 20cm diameter, 2cm thick disk.
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When nice and round, cut into 8 pieces like a pizza.
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You can make your favorite shapes or pieces.
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Line a baking pan with parchment paper, and place the rolls on it with plenty of space in between.
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Sprinkle with granulated sugar if you want.
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Bake for 15-17 minutes in the preheated oven.
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When the bottom of scones are browned, they're done.
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Bran is very light and seems like it can float in the air, very similar to wheat germ.
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It's full of fiber!
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In step 2, cut the butter until crumbly.
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It takes time, but this is the trick to making crispy scones.
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It takes 20 minutes for me.
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I used frozen cranberries.
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Fresh cranberries are sour, so sprinkle on a large amount of sugar and put in lots of white chocolate.
