Orange Scones
Author: Susanne Elenbaas
Recipe type: Side
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ⅓ cup frozen orange juice, concentrated, undiluted
- 1 large egg
- 3 & ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- ½ baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 4 & ½ Tbsp orange zest - from 2 large oranges
- 8 Tbsp, cold butter
- 1 cup broken pecans
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- Heat over to 375.
- Grease a baking sheet.
- Mix buttermilk, orange concentrate, and egg. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and zest.
- Add butter, cutting with a pastry blender until mixture appears granular.
- Lightly stir in pecans and sugar.
- Stir in buttermilk mixture with a fork until a soft dough forms.
- Turn out dough onto a very lightly floured surface.
- Knead only five times, more flour may be needed.
- Separate dough into two balls.
- Pat into two - 8 to 9 inch disks.
- Divide each into 8 equal pieces.
- Transfer to baking sheet.
- Place in refrigerator for 45 minutes, or longer, to harden the butter for flaky scones.
- Bake 15 minutes.
Recipe by Hopelessly Hopeful at http://www.hopelessly-hopeful.com/2021/03/15/orange-scones/
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