The OG of scones is here!
Tender, melt in your mouth, citrusy, perfectly sweet for breakfast or dessert.
Enjoy with coffee or tea at any time of day.
The dough can be made in advance, wrapped well in plastic wrap, foil, then placed in a Ziploc bag and frozen for up to 3 months. Make a double or triple batch of these and enjoy any time you have company, or you feel like having teatime with your kids or girlfriends.
Orange Cranberry Scones
Yield:
12 medium scones
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
18 minutes
Additional Time:
2 hours
Total Time:
2 hours 33 minutes
The softest scones that will leave your mouth watering.
Ingredients
- 2 cups + 2 tbsp (260 g) AP flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp (40 g) sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 5 tbsp (70 g) butter, cold
- zest of one orange
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ¾ cup dried cranberries
- 1 tbsp milk
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp orange juice
- 1 tbsp heavy cream
Instructions
- Mix together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
- Cut in cold butter.
- Add orange zest and cream.
- Add cranberries and gently form the dough into a round shape. Make 2 disks if smaller scones are desired.
- Wrap dough disk(s) in plastic wrap, wax or parchment paper.
- Chill disk(s) in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 400 F/ 205 C.
- Cut (each) disk into 6 equal pieces.
- Arrange on parchment paper lined cookie sheet with 2 inches between them.
- Brush with milk.
- Bake at 400 F for 16-18 min or until some browning starts to happen.
- Meanwhile mix powdered sugar with orange juice and cream to make the glaze.
- Drizzle glaze over baked scones. If “all over” uniform glaze is desired, add glaze on scones while hot. If you want to see drizzle lines, wait a few minutes for them to cool slightly.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 204Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 226mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 1gSugar: 14gProtein: 3g
The YouTube video below offers a great visual for how it is all done, if you are more of a visual learner.