Bright pops of tart cranberries stud a soft and flaky, slightly sweet, melt-in-your-mouth scone with a hint of orange. Orange sugar and a tart orange glaze finish these beauties off for the best scone you've ever eaten.
Alison: That Which Nourishes
Serves: 8 scones
Grocery List
2 c. flour
1 T. baking powder
3 T. sugar
½ tsp. kosher salt
6 T. unsalted butter
1 c. heavy cream
The zest and juice of 1 orange
2 T. raw sugar
½ tsp. orange extract
1 c. cranberries + 2 tsp. sugar
1 c. powdered sugar
Here's how...
Begin by halving 1 c. of fresh cranberries. Wash and pat them dry and then toss them with 2 tsp. sugar.
Zest one large orange and divide in half. You'll put half into the scone batter and the other half into all bowl. To the bowl, add 2 T. raw sugar and use your fingers to work the zest well into the sugar and let it sit until later.
Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and 3 T. sugar.
To the dry mixture, add 6 T. cold butter cubed into smaller pieces and ½ tsp. orange extract. Mix into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Drizzle in 1 cup of heavy cream just untilthe mixture is barely moistened.
Gently fold in the sugared cranberries and the first half of the orange zest.
Onto a cutting board or parchment paper, pour the whole thing and just gently pat it together into a circle that is approximately ¾-1 inch thick. Only patting will make a shape that magically sticks together without toughening the dough.
It’s okay if there are dry-looking crumbs here and there. Cut the dough like you would cut a pie into eight even wedges using a very sharp knife. Carefully transfer the wedges to a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Pat together anything that looks like it’s falling apart.
Sprinkle them with the orange sugar.
Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 15-18 minutes or until barely golden brown.
Let them cool for 10 minutes or so and then move to a cooling rack.
To make the glaze whisk together 1 c. powdered sugar with 2-4 T. orange juice adding a little at a time until it is thin enough to drizzle.
While still barely warm drizzle with the glaze.
See post for how to freeze.
Recipe by That Which Nourishes at https://thatwhichnourishes.com/orange-cranberry-scones/