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In the Summertime, I like to serve these scones with a cold, refreshing drink like this Orange Lemon Shake-up. You’ll love these two citrusy treats paired together! You can find the Shake-up recipe here.
Glazed Orange Scones
Description
An easy and delicious orange scone with wonderful flavor and orange zest and a sweet orange glaze on top!
Ingredients
For the scones:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons sugar divided
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup butter
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 cup whipping cream divided
- 2 teaspoons orange peel finely shredded
For the glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
Instructions
Scones:
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Preheat oven to 400F. In a large bowl, combine flour, 2 tablespoons of the sugar, baking powder, and salt. Using a pastry blender (or fork), cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and set aside.
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In a medium bowl, combine eggs, ¾ cup of whipping cream, and orange peel. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Using a fork, stir until just moistened. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead dough by folding and gently pressing for 10-12 strokes or until dough is nearly smooth.
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Divide dough in half.
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Pat or lightly roll each dough half into 6" circles. Cut each circle into 6 wedges. Place dough wedges 2" apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush scones with remaining ¼ cup whipping cream and sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake 12-14 minutes or until golden.
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Remove from baking sheet onto a rack.
Glaze:
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In a medium bowl, combine powdered sugar, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon of the orange juice. Stir in remaining orange juice, 1 tablespoon at a time, to reach desired drizzling consistency.
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Drizzle warm scones with glaze and serve warm.
Nutrition Facts
Serves: 12
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
Looks so amazing…your photography always has me wishing I was able to try this recipes asap. 🙂
Oh, yummmm!!! If these are anything like Panera’s orange scones, then I’m all over it! Thanks for the recipe, I can’t wait to try it out.
They are very similar! I just made these tonight and they were very close in texture and dead on with flavor. My husband says they’re the best scones I’ve ever made.
I love orange scones – yum!! Thanks for the recipe and Happy Blogaversary to Alyssa! 🙂
These scones look fantastic! Iove all things orange. I am definitely going to have to give theses guys a try.
OMG…… Just made these and they are awesome!!!! Thank you !!!!!
Thanks for sharing this recipe. The scones were easy to make and are delicious.
This recipe sounds delicious & I intend to try it ASAP. Just a quick question.. Do you actually peel the orange then shred the peel on a grater or do you use just the zest? Thanks so much 🙂
Love this ! Looks easy and delicious! I often have problems making successful scones . Any advice?
Hi, I’ m so happy I was able to find this recipe! I used to make orange scones from a similar recipe, but I lost it. Just one question, could I substitute the orange peel for orange juice?
These were amazing! I made them for Mother’s Day and they were a big hit 🙂
Nailed it. I’ve tried several orange scone recipes and this one can’t be beat.
Something was definitely missing from the scone itself, it just didnt have enough orange flavour. Will try adding orange juice or concentrate to the dough next time. The icing really helps to bring some of the orange taste out, however.
These are sooo good! Easy to make!
Love these scones