Orange Scones with Fresh Cranberries and White Chocolate
Beautifully textured, orange scented scones filled with tart fresh cranberries and white chocolate.
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup pastry flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup butter cut into small pieces and very cold
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Zest from 2 clementines*
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup fresh cranberries chopped
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- For the glaze:
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1-2 Tbsp fresh orange juice
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix together the flours, baking powder, sugar and salt.
- Cut in the small pieces of cold butter until well combined but maintaining some pea sized pieces of butter.
- Mix together the buttermilk, clementine zest and vanilla and pour into the flour mixture.
- Mix until a rough dough forms.
- Fold in the cranberries and white chocolate chips.
- Turn out onto a counter and lightly knead/pat into a 1” thick disk.
- Cut into 8 wedges and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes.
- Make the glaze by whisking together the icing sugar and orange juice.
- Allow the scones to cool slightly and then drizzle on the glaze.
Notes
*I used clementines, but you can also use the zest from one orange.
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