Recipes from Laura Child's "Blood Orange Brewing"

a.  Killer Blood Orange Scones

2 cups APF
1/2 cupsugar
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt3/4 cup unsalted butter, chopped
2 beaten eggs
1/2 cup whipping cram
2 Tbsp melted butter
1 Tbsp orange zest

Stir flour, sugar, baking powder, salt.  Cut pieces of butter into this until coarsely mixed.  Combine eggs and cream, then add to flour. Blend gently, and place batter on lightly floured surface, and knead for a minute.  Roll dough into a 4'' x 8'' rectangle.  Brush dough with melted butter, and sprinkle on orange zest and a little sugar.  Gently roll, seal seam, and cut into 1'' slices

Bake at 425 deg for 15 mins

b.  Haley's Almond Scones

3 cups APF
2-1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter
1 Tbsp almond extract
1/2 cup half-and-half
1/4 cup almonds

Mix all dry ingredients, and blend in butter until coarse.  Add extract, half-and-half, and form mixture into round shape on floured surface.  Roll out to 1-1/2'' thickness.  Place on baking sheet, sprinkly with sugar, and top with almonds. 

Bake at 350 deg for 20 mins

8-10 scones

c.  Charleston Cream Cheese Cookies

1/2 cup softened butter
3 oz cream cheese, softened
2 cups sugar
2 ggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp lemon extract
4 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup preservees
1/4 cup sugar

Cream butter, cream chees and sugar until fluffy.  Beat in eggs, and stir vanilla and lemon.  Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and blend with cream cheese mixture. 

Roll dough into log, 16-18'' long.  Place on foil and sal.  Chill for 3 hours

Slice dough into 3/8 inch rounds, and spoon 1/2 tsp jam in the cnteer

Bake at 350 deg for 10 mins. Dust with sugar

d.  Angel Biscuits

5 cups flour
1/2 cup oil
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup sugar
1 pkg yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1-3/4 cups buttermilk

Sift flour, bakin soda, salt, baking powder and sugar. Add oil and stir.  dissolve yast in warm water and stir in.  Add buttermilk

Roll on floured surface to 1/2'' thickness, and cut into squares

Bake at 400 deg for 12-15 mins