Scones With Orange Butter Recipes

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.

CRANBERRY SCONES WITH ORANGE BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar and baking powder. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl, whisk eggs and cream until blended; stir into crumb mixture just until moistened. Stir in cranberries., Turn onto a floured surface; knead gently 10 times. Transfer to a greased baking sheet. Pat into an 8-in. circle. Cut into eight wedges, but do not separate. In a small bowl, whisk egg with water; brush over dough., Bake 22-25 minutes or until golden brown. For orange butter, in a small bowl, mix remaining ingredients until blended. Serve with warm scones.

MANDARIN ORANGE SCONES WITH ORANGE BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flours, sugar, baking powder, orange peel and salt.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Combine the egg and milk in a separate bowl and then add to the crumb mixture.
• Fold in chopped mandarin oranges just until moistened.
• Mix together additional sugar and cinnamon.
• Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead gently 10 times.
• Pat into a 6 inch circle and then sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar mixture.
• Cut into eight wedges, separate and place onto a greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 400F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from pan to a wire rack.
• Prepare the orange butter by beating butter and marmalade together in a small bowl until fluffy.
• Serve the scones warm with the prepared butter.

BERRY SCONES WITH ORANGE HONEY BUTTER

Steps:

• You can do this the old fashioned way and add ingredients to a mason jar, cover with the lid and shake vigorously for 10 minutes, or you can use the food processor.
• In a food processor bowl add all the ingredients and turn on high. The liquid will slosh, whip and then separate after about 4 minutes. When the mixture separates, (these are the butter solids and buttermilk), stop processing and strain out the buttermilk - there will be just under a cup. Reserve the buttermilk to make the scones. Strain out the butter and squeeze dry. Work the butter a couple of times to bring it together to form a nice ball. Refrigerate butter until ready to use.
• For the scones:
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a food processor bowl add flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add cold butter cubes and pulse until you have the texture of coarse bread crumbs. Transfer to a large mixing bowl, then add 3/4 cup of buttermilk and stir to combine. As it comes together add berries and fold dough to incorporate berries but not break them up too much.
• Drop spoonfuls of dough onto a parchment lined sheet pan. Using a pastry brush, paint the tops of each scone lightly with buttermilk and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake until golden brown, and nice and puffy, about 17 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack.
• Serve warm with the Orange Honey Butter.

CRANBERRY ORANGE SCONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, 7 teaspoons sugar, orange zest, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs; set aside. In a small bowl, combine the cranberries, orange juice, cream and egg. Add to flour mixture and stir until a soft dough forms. , On a floured surface, gently knead 6-8 times. Pat dough into an 8-in. circle. Cut into 10 wedges. Separate wedges and place on a greased baking sheet. Brush with milk; sprinkle with remaining sugar. , Bake at 400° until lightly browned, 12-15 minutes. Remove to a wire rack. , Combine glaze ingredients if desired; drizzle over scones. Combine orange butter ingredients; serve with warm scones.

DOUBLE ORANGE SCONES WITH ORANGE BUTTER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400.
• Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup, level off.
• In large bowl, combine flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and orange peel.
• With fork, cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add orange segments, milk, and egg.
• With fork, stir just until mixture leaves sides of bowl and soft dough forms.
• Turn dough out onto floured surface.
• Knead lightly 10 times.
• On greased cookie sheet, roll or pat into 6 inch circle.
• Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Cut into 8 wedges, separate slightly.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Beat butter in small bowl until light and fluffy.
• Stir in marmalade.
• Serve with warm scones.