Candied Orange And Golden Raisin Scones Recipes

CANDIED ORANGE AND GOLDEN RAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• Stir together candied orange peel, raisins, orange zest, and liqueur in a small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 day.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk flours together in a large bowl. Transfer half to a food processor, and add butter. Pulse to cut in butter (the largest pieces should be the size of small peas). Add granulated sugar, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt to remaining flour in bowl; whisk to combine. With a pastry blender or your fingertips, work in flour-butter mixture until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Whisk together cream, whole egg, and egg yolk. Make a well in the center of flour mixture, and pour in half of cream mixture. Draw dry ingredients over wet ingredients with a rubber spatula, scraping bottom of bowl to incorporate all dry crumbs. Add remaining cream mixture, and gently mix just until incorporated (do not overwork dough).
• Turn out dough onto a lightly floured work surface, and press dough into a 6-by-9-inch rectangle. Sprinkle dried-fruit mixture evenly over dough. With a short side facing you, fold rectangle into thirds, as you would a letter. Rotate dough a quarter-turn clockwise. Roll out dough to a 6-by-9-inch rectangle, folding and rotating once more.
• Pat dough into a 1 1/4-inch-thick rectangle with floured hands, and cut out as many rounds as possible with a floured 2-inch round biscuit cutter. Gather scraps, reroll once, and cut out more rounds (you should have a total of 16).
• Place scones 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Lightly beat egg white, and brush tops; sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cool on sheets. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CANDIED ORANGE AND GOLDEN RAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• 1. Stir together candied orange peel, raisins, orange zest, and liqueur in a small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 day. 2. Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk flours together in a large bowl. Transfer half to a food processor, and add butter. Pulse to cut in butter (the largest pieces should be the size of small peas). Add granulat­ed sugar, baking powder, and l teaspoon salt to remaining flour in bowl; whisk to combine. With a pastry blender or your fingertips, work in flour-butter mixture until mixture resembles coarse meal. 3. Whisk together cream, whole egg, and egg yolk. Make a well in the center of flour mixture, and pour in half of cream mixture. Draw dry ingredients over wet ingredients with a rubber spatula, scrap­ing bottom of bowl to incorporate all dry crumbs. Add remaining cream mixture, and gently mix just until incorporated (do not overwork dough). 4. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured work surface, and press dough into a 6-by-9-inch rectangle. Sprinkle dried-fruit mixture evenly over dough. With a short side facing you, fold rectangle into thirds, as you would a letter. Rotate dough a quarter-turn clockwise. Roll out dough to a 6-by-9-inch rectangle, folding and rotating once more. 5. Pat dough into a 1 1/4-inch-thick rectan­gle with floured hands, and cut out as many rounds as possible with a floured 2-inch round biscuit cutter. Gather scraps, reroll once, and cut out more rounds (you should have a total of 16). 6. Place scones 2 Inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Lightly beat egg white, and brush tops; sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cool on sheets. Serve warm or at room temperature. (Scones keep, wrapped In plastic, for l day.)

RAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
• Cut butter into bits and, with your fingertips or a pastry blender, blend into flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal.
• Using a fork, stir raisins and milk until just combined.
• Transfer to a lightly floured surface and, with floured hands, knead until it forms a dough.
• Roll out dough into a 9-inch round (about 1/2 inch thick) and cut out scones with a 2 1/2-inch round cutter.
• Arrange scones 1 inch apart on a buttered large baking sheet and gently reroll and cut out scraps.
• Bake scones in middle of a 425°F oven until pale golden, about 15 minutes, and transfer to a rack to cool.

SIMPLE GOLDEN RAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2. Beat buttermilk (or skim/soy/lemon mixture) with the egg in a small bowl.
• 3. In a mixing bowl, mix together the baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and flour.
• 4. Cut in butter until no large chunks of it remain.
• 5. Mix in sugar.
• 6. Add raisins and mix until they are fully coated with the flour mixture.
• 7. Add milk and egg mixture and mix until dough is moist. (it may appear a bit dry).
• 8. Place dough onto floured surface and knead a few times.
• 9. Split dough into 2 circles and place them onto a cookie sheet, pressing them down until they're about 1-2 inches thick.
• 10. Using a knife, score the tops of the circles to make 4 wedges.
• 11. Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon topping onto dough.
• 12. Bake for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into them comes up dry.

ORANGE RAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients, cut in butter with pastry cutter or two knives.
• In a small bowl mix egg slightly and then add orange juice.
• Make a well in center of flour mixture and add liquid ingredients.
• Stir lightly, add raisins and mix just until raisins are incorporated .
• This will be quite sticky, turn out onto well floured surface.
• Split in half.
• You can use a cookie sheet now and with well floured hands push each into a circle about 6-8 inches, they should be about 1/2 inch thick.
• Cut into 8 triangular pieces but do not separate.
• Bake at 425°-450° for 10-15 minutes.
• Remove from oven when they are a nice golden color.

ORANGE SCONES WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and grease with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter using a pastry cutter. Mix in orange zest.
• Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Whisk orange juice, egg, and vinegar together and pour into the flour mixture. Stir until moistened and sticky.
• Transfer dough to a floured surface and knead gently about 10 times. Pat into a 6x8-inch rectangle. Cut rectangle into 4 squares; cut each square diagonally into 8 triangles. Arrange scones on the prepared baking sheet. Brush tops with milk and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• Make the orange glaze while the scones are baking. Mix 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar and orange juice until thick and smooth; glaze should drip slowly off the back of a spoon. Mix in orange zest.
• Dunk warm scones in the glaze to fully coat the tops. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

ORANGE AND RAISIN SCONES

Steps:

• Put the flour in a mixing bowl or a food processor. Add the butter and rub in with your fingertips or process until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar, raisins and orange rind.
• Add all but 1 tablespoon of the egg then gradually mix in enough of the milk to mix to a soft but not sticky dough.
• Knead lightly then roll out on a lightly floured surface until 1.5cm (3/4 inch) thick. Stamp out circles using a plain round biscuit cutter.
• Transfer to a lightly greased baking sheet. Reknead the trimmings and continue rolling and stamping out until you have made 9 scones.
• Brush the tops with the reserved egg and bake in a preheated oven, 200C (400F), Gas Mark 6, for 10-12 minutes until well risen and the tops are golden. Leave to cool on the baking sheet.