Description
These moist, tender, and flavorful cranberry-orange scones are a great start to the day!
Ingredients
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cold, unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large orange, zested and juiced, divided
- 1 cup dried cranberries, or more to taste
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup powdered sugar, or more to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Combine flour
- butter
- white sugar
- baking powder
- salt
- and orange zest in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until butter is pea-sized or smaller. Pour buttermilk and 1/2 of the orange juice in slowly
- with the processor running
- until dough is sticky and all flour is absorbed. Mix in dried cranberries until evenly distributed. Reserve remaining orange juice for the glaze.
- Place dough on a lightly floured surface and gently roll to a thickness of about 1 inch. Cut dough into 12 triangles with a knife (or use a biscuit cutter for circles) and transfer to a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown
- about 15 minutes.
- While the scones are baking
- combine reserved orange juice and 1 cup powdered sugar for glaze. Stir to desired consistency
- adding more powdered sugar as needed.
- Remove scones from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes to cool. Transfer to a plate and drizzle with orange glaze.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 12