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Cranberry Orange Scones

This crumbly cranberry orange scones recipe with orange icing is the perfect sweet breakfast with your favorite coffee.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Breakfast/Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cranberry & orange scones, cranberry and orange scones
Servings: 12 scones
Author: Amy Stafford

Ingredients


Scones:

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour sifted + more for dusting work surface
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed (cold)
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract or DAVE's syrup
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • Turbino sugar

Icing:

  • 1/2 cup confectioners sugar sifted
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh squeezed orange juice

Instructions

Scones:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a large mixing bowl stir together sifted flour, baking powder, baking soda, and orange zest, sugar, and salt.
  • Add butter scattering cubes over dry ingredients.
  • Mix with pulses until you end up with a coarse mixture with pea-sized lumps. Butter will still be visible.
  • Add buttermilk, and orange juice and mix a few times.
  • Add eggs one at a time and mix until dough starts to come together.
  • Add cranberries and mix a few more times until blended throughout dough.
  • Dust your countertop with a generous amount of flour and dump dough into a pile.
  • Using your hands as little as possible, fold and pat the dough into a rectangle about 18" long and 5" wide and 11/2" thick.
  • Cut dough into 12 triangles and transfer to baking sheet.
  • Brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with Turbino sugar.
  • Bake for 28-35 minutes or until tops are lightly browned.
  • Remove from oven and pan and set on rack to cool, about 15 minutes.

Icing:

  • In a small bowl combine confectioners sugar and orange juice. Stir until smooth. Add a bit more juice to thin.
  • Drizzle Icing back and forth over scones.