vegan cranberry orange scones

tonight i was feeling a little adventurous - despite the day i had of a physical therapist telling me my back is totally messed up & that i may need months of PT to correct it. i was also sent for x-ray's to make sure that i don't have any fractures (which i do doubt). regardless, i have a bad florida driver who rear ended me to thank for that. i don't know what i am going to do with exercising seeing as i was planning to do a duathlon in 4 weeks, & want to train for a full marathon over the summer. yoga seems to be the only form of exercise on the doctor's agenda, but that certainly is not the amount of physical exertion i'm used to.

anyways... i made vegan cranberry orange scones tonight. my mom makes the most fabulous scones i've ever eaten, but she's on vacation in the caribbean right now with my dad, so i just used a recipe i found online & modified it. when she gets back, i'll have to snag her recipe & make a new batch (but i don't know if she'll be willing to share her secrets!)

* 3 cups all-purpose whole wheat flour
* 1/2 cup florida crystals sugar (organic)
* 1 tablespoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cup earth balance butter
* 1 cup fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped
* 2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel
* 1/2 cup soy yogurt
* juice of one hand squeezed orange

mix all ingredients together in a bowl (i know most recipes say to mix these parts, mix those parts & then mix together, but i just don't bake that way, which might be why i'm not the most successful baker). baking is certainly less forgiving than cooking, which i am MUCH better at, but working on it.

i rolled mine into a big ball, then put it onto a cookie sheet, then cut like a pizza into 12 pieces & sprinkled a little sugar on each scone. keep in mind, if you haven't eaten scones before (or it's been a while, or haven't made your own) scones are pretty dry! don't freak out if they are dry when you pull them out of the oven - they are to be enjoyed with a cup of tea!