Apricot Orange Scones Recipes

APRICOT-ORANGE CREAM SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet. In large bowl, mix flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, orange peel and salt until well blended. Stir in apricots and baking chips. Add whipping cream all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• On lightly floured surface, knead dough 6 or 7 times until smooth. Divide dough in half. Pat each half into 6-inch round; cut each into 6 wedges. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
• Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix powdered sugar and enough orange juice for desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle icing over warm scones. Serve warm.

APRICOT-ORANGE SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir Bisquick mix, 1/4 cup sugar, the apricots and orange peel until mixed. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the egg. Stir in remaining egg and the whipping cream until soft dough forms.
• Place dough on surface sprinkled with Bisquick mix; roll in Bisquick mix to coat. Shape into a ball; knead 10 times. On cookie sheet, press or roll dough into 8-inch round. Brush with reserved egg. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar and the almonds. Cut into 8 wedges, but do not separate.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes. Carefully separate wedges. Serve warm.

APRICOT ORANGE SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Combine flour, apricots, sugar, orange zest, baking powder, baking soda and salt in bowl. Cut in 1/4 cup cold butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Combine sour cream, egg, orange juice and 1 teaspoon almond extract in another bowl. Stir into flour mixture 1 minute or just until moistened. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead 5 to 8 times until smooth.
• Pat dough to 7-inch circle on greased baking sheet. Score into 6 wedges; do not separate.
• Bake 18-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 10 minutes.
• Combine powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon butter, 1/8 teaspoon almond flavoring and enough milk for desired glazing consistency in bowl. Drizzle over warm scones.

APRICOT ORANGE CREAM SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees; lightly grease cookie sheet; in large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, orange peel and salt; mix well.
• Add apricots and white baking chips; mix well.
• Add whipping cream all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• On lightly floured surface, knead dough 6 or 7 times until smooth; divide dough in half.
• Pat each half into a 6 inch round; cut each round into four wedges.
• PLace two inches apart on the cookie sheet.
• Bake at 400 for 10 to 13 minutes or until light golden brown; cool five minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, blend powdered sugar and enough orange juice for desired drizzling consistency.
• Drizzle icing over warm scones; serve warm.

APRICOT ORANGE SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Combine flour, apricots, sugar, orange zest, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Cut in 1/4 cup cold butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine sour cream, egg, orange juice and 1 teaspoon almond flavoring in small bowl. Stir into flour mixture 1 minute or just until moistened. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead 5 to 8 times until smooth. Pat dough to 7-inch circle on greased baking sheet. Score into 6 wedges; do not separate. Bake 18-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 10 minutes. Meanwhile, combine powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon butter, 1/8 teaspoon almond flavoring and enough milk for desired glazing consistency. Drizzle over warm scones.

DRIED APRICOT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425degrees. Use an ungreased baking sheet. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a bowl, stirring with a fork to mix well. Add the dried fruit. Still using a fork, stir in the cream and mix until the dough holds together in a rough mass (the dough will be quite sticky). Lightly flour a board and transfer the dough to it. Knead the dough 8 or 9 times. Pat into a circle about 10 inches round. For the glaze, spread the butter over the top and side of the circle of dough and sprinkle sugar on top. Cut circle into 12 wedges and place each piece on the baking sheet, allowing 1-inch between pieces. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.;\

APRICOT SCONES

Steps:

• For Devonshire cream, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Gradually beat in enough cream to achieve a spreading consistency. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours. , For scones, combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add the apricots, pecans and orange zest. With a fork, rapidly stir in 1 cup whipping cream just until moistened. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead 5-6 times. Divide in half; shape each into a ball. Flatten each ball into a 6-in. circle; cut each circle into eight wedges. Place 1 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush with remaining whipping cream., Bake at 375° for 13-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm with Devonshire cream and jam.

CRANBERRY APRICOT SCONES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in apricot and cranberries. In a bowl, combine the buttermilk, egg, egg white and orange zest; stir into crumb mixture just until blended., Turn onto a floured surface; knead gently four times. Roll into a 12x6-in. rectangle. Cut into eight 3-in. squares. Cut each square into two triangles. Separate pieces and transfer to a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with additional sugar. , Bake at 400° for 12-15 minutes or until browned. Serve warm.

APRICOT-SOUR CREAM SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix first 5 ingredients in large bowl. Add butter; rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Make well in center of mixture. Add sour cream and vanilla to well. Using fork, stir sour cream mixture into dry mixture until dough forms. Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Sprinkle apricots over. Knead dough until apricots are incorporated, about 10 turns. Flatten dough into 8-inch round. Cut into 8 wedges.
• Transfer wedges to baking sheet. Brush with egg. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

APRICOT-CITRUS SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Butter a baking sheet.
• In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• Using your fingertips or a pastry blender, blend the butter into the dry ingredients, until the mixture becomes crumbly.
• Add the orange zest, apricots and pecans and toss to combine.
• Stir in the buttermilk until the dough is rough and shaggy.
• Gather the dough together and place on a liberally floured work surface.
• Gently knead about 10 times.
• Divide the dough in half and pat each piece into a circle about 7 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch thick.
• Glaze each by brushing with cream and sprinkling on sugar.
• Cut each round into eight pie-shaped wedges.
• Place the scones, barely touching, on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake 15-18 minutes, until puffy and golden.