My favorite scone recipes! The recipe is really simple and super fast(I had the scones done in under 40 minutes!) Nothing like a large cup of coffee and a freshly glazed orange scone still slightly warm from the oven. :) We hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!
Original Recipe Yield 16 scones
For the scone:
- 1/3 cup sugar
- the zest of two large oranges
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 8 tbs butter {frozen!}
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 egg
For the Glaze
- 2 cup confectioners’ sugar; sifted
- 1 tbs pure vanilla extract
- 3-4 tbs freshly squeezed orange juice
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 and line a baking sheet with parchment.
- In a medium bowl, combine sugar and orange zest; mix with your fingers until the sugar is moistened and zest coated. Add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and mix until combined.
- Grate butter into flour mixture on the large holes of a cheese grater; use your fingers to work in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
- In a small bowl, whisk the sour cream and egg until smooth.
- Using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. The dough will be sticky first, but as you press, the dough will come together.
- Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7-inch circle about 1-inch thick. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on prepared baking sheet, about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes while you make the glaze!
- In a medium bowl, prepare the glaze by mixing together the powder sugar, vanilla and orange juice. Whisk until smooth. Drizzle over scones and allow the glaze to harden!
- Fix a rather large pot of coffee or a delicious americano & Enjoy!! :)
