Orange Cranberry Scones
 
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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:
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...
  1. Begin by halving 1 c. of fresh cranberries. Wash and pat them dry and then toss them with 2 tsp. sugar.
  2. 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.
  3. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and 3 T. sugar.
  4. 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.
  5. Gently fold in the sugared cranberries and the first half of the orange zest.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Sprinkle them with the orange sugar.
  9. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 15-18 minutes or until barely golden brown.
  10. Let them cool for 10 minutes or so and then move to a cooling rack.
  11. 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.
  12. While still barely warm drizzle with the glaze.
  13. See post for how to freeze.
Recipe by That Which Nourishes at https://thatwhichnourishes.com/orange-cranberry-scones/