Better than Starbucks Cranberry Orange Scones Recipe
Easy recipe for homemade scones bursting with fresh cranberries & a sweet orange glaze
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks) cold
- 1 cup cranberries halved
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 Tbsp. baking powder
- 3/4 Tbsp. kosher salt
- 1 orange juice and zest
- raw sugar for sprinkling
Glaze
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar
- 2 Tbsp. orange juice
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Cut butter into cubes and work it into the dry ingredients using a pastry blender or your fingers. (Alternatively, use a food processor). The mixture should resemble coarse sand.
- Zest the orange and squeeze out 1 1/2 tsp. of juice. Stir orange zest and juice into the flour mixture.
- Reserve 2 Tbsp. from the cup of cream and set aside. Pour in the remaining cream and stir to combine. Slice the cranberries in half and fold into the dough.
- Dump the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead together until a soft dough forms. Form the dough into a disc that is at least 1" thick. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Unwrap the dough and slice into 8 wedges. Place the scones onto a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush with the reserved cream and sprinkle with raw sugar. Bake 25-28 minutes.
- Make the glaze: whisk the confectioner's sugar and orange juice in a small bowl. Drizzle over top of the scones once they have cooled.
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