Orange Scores Recipe
Light and fluffy orange scones made with fresh orange zest, orange juice and then covered with a sweet orange glaze. This easy to make recipe is perfect for afternoon tea or Sunday brunch.
Servings: 8 scones
Calories: 405kcal
Equipment
- large mixing bowl
- large glass measuring cup
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- citrus zester
- chef's knife or bench scraper
- cheese grater
- whisk
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- pastry brush
Ingredients
For the Scones
- 2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (100g) sugar
- 2 ½ teaspoons (10g) baking powder
- ½ teaspoon (3g) sea salt
- 1 tablespoon (6g) fresh orange zest
- ½ cup butter frozen for 30 minutes
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 4 ounces white chocolate bar chopped into large chunks
For the Glaze
- 1 ½ tablespoons orange juice
- 1 ¼ cups confectioner's sugar
- 1 teaspoon (2g) orange zest
Instructions
For the Scones
- Zest and juice 1 large orange.
- In a large glass measuring cup or small bowl, whisk together egg, heavy cream, 2 tablespoons orange juice and vanilla extract. Store in the refrigerator until you are ready to make the dough.
- Combine dry ingredients and orange zest in a large mixing bowl.
- Chop the white chocolate bar into large chunks.
- Remove frozen butter from the freezer and use your cheese grater to grate the frozen butter directly into the dry ingredients. Use a pastry blender or fork to work the butter into the flour mixture.
- Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Add the white chocolate chunks to the dough. Gently fold the chocolate into the dough. It's okay if the dough is not well combined.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and fold the dough over itself and then flatten it to incorporate the chips. Do this 4-5 times to be sure that the chocolate is evenly distributed throughout the dough. You want the dough to come together and look uniform with flecks of butter throughout.
- Form the dough into a 8-10 inch circle and use a bench scraper or sharp knife to cut the dough into 8 triangles.
- Arrange on a quarter sheet pan and place scones into the freezer for 15-20 minutes before preheating the oven to 400°.
- After 20 minutes, arrange the chilled scones on a parchment lined, half sheet pan. Brush the scones with heavy cream and bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown.
For the Orange Glaze
- While the scones are baking, make the orange glaze. Combine 1 teaspoon orange zest with the powdered sugar and 1.5 tablespoons of orange juice. Whisk until smooth.
- Once the scones have finished baking, move scones to a cooling rack and cover them with the sweet homemade orange glaze.
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Nutrition
Calories: 405kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 263mg | Potassium: 243mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 626IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 106mg | Iron: 2mg