CHERRY AND ORANGE SCONES
If you've never eaten a scone, you have been missing out on one of the most delicious tea-time and breakfast treats. If you've eaten a well-made scone, then you know they are heavenly, ESPECIALLY with clotted cream!!!! (Google it). If you've eaten a scone and thought to yourself, "this is a dry, crumbly mess that tastes like...
Provided by cassie thornburg
Categories Other Snacks
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- 2. Pour boiling water over cherries to cover; let stand 5 minutes, drain well.
- 3. In a large bowl, stir together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in drained cherries and orange zest. Make a well in the center.
- 4. Add butter to mixture and blend with fingers or pastry cutter until it resembles course crumbs.
- 5. Here's how it should look...
- 6. In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream and egg yolk. Add all at once to flour mixture. Using a fork, stir until combined (mixture will be dry).
- 7. Here's how it should look...
- 8. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Quickly knead dough by gently folding and pressing for 10 to 12 strokes, or until it comes together and is smooth. Pat into a 7 inch circle. Cut into 8 wedges.
- 9. Arrange wedges on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, about 1 inch apart. Brush with egg white. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
- 10. Outta the oven....
- 11. Drizzle with Powdered Sugar Glaze if desired.
- 12. Stir together 1 C powdered sugar, 1 TBL orange juice and 1/4 tsp vanilla. Stir in more orange juice if needed, 1 tsp at a time, til of drizzling consistency.
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Daniel Nwaiwu
[email protected]These scones were a bit dry, but the flavor was good.
Rana Atif
[email protected]I had some trouble getting the scones to rise properly. I think I might have overmixed the dough.
Md :akash Akash
[email protected]These scones were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.
Faith Benard
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of scones, but these were really good. The cherries and oranges added a lot of flavor and made them really moist.
GOHAR ULLAH
[email protected]These scones were perfect! They were light and fluffy, and the cherries and oranges added a delicious flavor.
Ranaasim Rana
[email protected]I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my scones turned out really dry. I think I might have used too much flour.
Abbas Ali
[email protected]These scones were a bit too dense for my taste, but the flavor was good.
Kencho Tamang
[email protected]I've made these scones several times now and they're always a hit. They're so easy to make and they taste delicious.
Sajila G Sajila G
[email protected]These scones were amazing! I will definitely be making them again.
Fartuun Geele
[email protected]Overall, I thought these scones were pretty good. I would definitely make them again, but I might try a different recipe.
Sana Talha
[email protected]These scones were a bit dry, but the flavor was good.
Katrina Young
[email protected]I had some trouble getting the scones to rise properly. I think I might have overmixed the dough.
Arslan
[email protected]These scones were a bit too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.
Angela Leslie
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of scones, but these were really good. The cherries and oranges added a lot of flavor and made them really moist.
Ghafar66 Ghafar66
[email protected]The scones were easy to make and turned out perfectly. I used fresh cherries and oranges, and the flavor was amazing.
gina davis
[email protected]I made these scones for a brunch party and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.
Salaheddin Mrabet
[email protected]These scones were absolutely delicious! The combination of cherries and oranges was perfect, and the scones were so moist and flavorful.