Stages of Scones

Here are the various stages of the cranberry-almond scones Gropius and I enjoyed yesterday for breakfast:

Stage One: crumbly dry ingredients (cut with butter)


Stage Two: "kneading" the dough until it barely sticks together with some help from Saran-Wrap



Stage Three: gently brushing some half-n-half (or cream) on top and sprinkling with a little demerara sugar


Stage Four: resting out of the oven



Stage Five: Breakfast!