Put the dried fruit into a bowl and pour over just enough orange juice to cover and set aside for 2 hours.

Preheat the oven to 200 deg C. Drain your soaked fruit (I used dried cranberries and cut into small pieces)

Put butter, flour, baking powder, sugar, orange zest and 1/4 tsp salt into a mixing bowl and rub the butter and flour mixture together till crumbly.

Add in egg and milk, and stir it up with a spatula. Add cranberries to the mixture. Move it around a little as possible to get it looking like a scruffy mass, do not over mix. (you can use hand to knead the dough lightly)

Sprinkle over some flour, cover the bowl with cling film and pop it into the fridge for 15 minutes.

Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface until it's about 2-3 cm thick. With a 6cm round cutter, cut out circles. Brush the top of each scone with beaten egg and bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes, or until golden.

recipe adapted from here