Cranberry Orange Scones With Candied Ginger

• ¾ cup - heavy cream
• 1  - egg
• 2 ½ cups - all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup - sugar
• 2 ½ teaspoons - baking powder
• ½ tsp - Kosher salt
• 1 tbsp - orange zest
• ½ cup - very cold unsalted butter
• 1 cup - cranberries
• 3 tablespoons - crystallized ginger
• ⅛  - Heavy cream or egg wash
• ⅛  - Demerara or sanding sugar

Instructions

1. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside. In a liquid measuring cup, whisk together the heavy cream and egg until smooth. Place the cream mixture in the fridge.
2. In the bowl of a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and orange zest. Pulse a few times to combine. Toss in the cold butter chunks, and pulse until you have pea-sized pieces.*** Tip the butter-flour mixture into a large mixing bowl.
3. Next, stir in the cranberries and candied ginger until they're coated with flour. Add the cream mixture to the butter-flour mixture, and stir with a rubber spatula until the dough starts to come together. Use your hands if necessary, but work quickly and do not overmix! A few dry spots are ok.
4. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, and roll until it's about 1-inch thick. Use a 3-inch biscuit cutter or mason jar lid to cut the dough into about 10 scones, re-rolling the dough as necessary.**** Place the scones on the parchment-lined cookie sheets about 2'' apart from each other.
5. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Place the scones in the fridge or freezer for about 10-15 minutes while the oven is heating.
6. Brush the tops and sides of the scones with either egg wash or heavy cream. Sprinkle each scone with about 1/2 teaspoon of Demerara or sanding sugar.
7. Bake the scones for 14-15 minutes, turning the pan halfway through, until the bottoms are a light golden brown and the tops are dry. Let the scones cool on the pan for about 5 minutes, and then transfer the scones to a wire rack. Serve warm with coffee or black tea.