Orange Scones
English scones made with butter, eggs, flour, and orange zest
Equipment
- By hand
Ingredients
For the orange scones:
- 1 lb bread flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 tsp baking powder leveled
- 6 ozs unsalted butter cold
- 4 tbsp granulated sugar leveled
- 2 tbsp cranberries sweetened
- 3 tsp orange zest
- 2 eggs cold
- 1 cup whole milk
Instructions
How to make Orange Scones:
- Pre-heat the oven to 4500F.
- Sieve the flour with the baking powder and salt.
- Cut the butter into cubes and rub them in to the flour using your fingertips.
- Stir in the sugar, cranberries, and orange zest.
- Whisk the milk and eggs together and add to the flour mixture.
- Use a fork to mix quickly to make a soft dough.
- Turn the dough onto a floured board and knead lightly.
- Roll into a ½" thick oblong and cut into desired shapes.
- Place the scones on a greased baking tray allowing some space between the scones. (chill in the refrigerator for 5 minutes prior to baking- optional)
- Brush the top with milk or cream and bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve warm. Split the scones and spread some butter and jam and serve with some hot tea.
Notes
Notes:
- Bread flour gives a light and soft texture, but all purpose flour will do well as a substitute.
- Never over mix the scone dough.
- You could use lavender seeds, lemon zest, nuts or even mixed fruit instead of the orange zest. Plain scones taste good on their own.
- These scones will have a crack along their sides. That is a mark of a soft and fluffy scone.
- I do not like brushing the scones with egg wash, but you could use it to give your scones a deeper golden color.
Nutrition
Calories: 224kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 5gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 112mgPotassium: 70mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 370IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 82mgIron: 1mg
