Dried buttermilk powder made by SaCo of Wisconsin, made from authentic buttermilk, is found in the dried milk aisle of most supermarket shelves. Look for a box the same size as the Arm & Hammer balking soda box with a slightly lighter color. It gives a sweeter taste and more tender crumb than the liquid varieties.

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups cornmeal
1/4 cup sugar
1 package buttermilk powder (available in powdered milk section of supermarkets)
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ sticks unsalted butter, cold and cut into ½ -inch pieces
1/2 cup dried cranberries

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Blend together in a food processor, or with a whisk, flour, cornmeal, buttermilk powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add butter and pulse, or mix by hand, until mixture resembles small pea-size lumps and transfer it to a bowl.

Toss cranberries well in flour and cornmeal mixture and add 1 cup cold water and stir with a fork until a ball of dough forms. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 6 times. Roll dough out into a circle of 1-inch thickness and cut into 8 triangles. Place on parchment paper lined cookie sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes.

Note: To dress up the scones, paint each scone triangle with milk and sprinkle turbinado sugar over top before baking.

Yield: 8 scones