Orange Cranberry Scones
These scones are flaky, buttery, orange flavored, with a pang of tangy cranberry! These orange scones taste great all year long!The finished bow is the tasty icing with such crunchy course sugar!
Ingredients
For the Scones
- 2 cups all-purpose flour Plus a bit more
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 and 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp orange zest
- 1/2 cup butter cold
- 1/2 cup whole milk+ 1 tsp vinegar see note
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh cranberries see note
For the topping
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- 2 tbsp course sugar
For the Glaze :
- 1-4 tbsp orange juice see note
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and orange zest together in a large bowl. Rub the zest in. Add in your cold butter and rub it until it is a coarse powder.
- In a seperate bowl or liquid measuring cup combine your milk, vinegar (see note), egg and vanilla. Stir well.
- Add in your liquid to your dry ingredients and mix until it forms a dough. Add in your cranberries and gently fold them into the dough. Roll the dough into a 8 in disk and cut it into 8 wedges.Chill the wedged dough in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Before baking, brush with some heavy cream and sprinkle with course sugar.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F or 200°C and bake on the middle rack for 22-27 minutes
- Make the icing: Combine the sugar and juice to make a thick yet runny icing and drizzle it on your scones. Let them cool (or dig in now) to enjoy these tasty treat!
Notes
Store: At room temperature in a air tight container
Milk+Vinegar: Instead of these two, just use 1/2 cup fo buttermilk
Cranberries: You can replace the fresh cranberries with frozen or dried. Please note that the texture may change if you use dried cranberries.
Orange juice: I use fresh. You can use store bought OJ if you'd like
Watch the video for help! Good luck!