Glazed Orange Scones
 
Ingredients
Scones
  • 3¾ c. All-Purpose Flour
  • 6 T. Sugar, divided
  • 1½ T. Baking Powder
  • ½ t. Salt
  • 1 Stick Unsalted Butter
  • 3 Eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1¼ c. Heavy Whipping Cream, divided
  • 1 t. Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 4-5 t. Orange Peel, finely shredded (I used two whole oranges)
Glaze
  • 1½ c. Powdered Sugar
  • 1 t. Pure Vanilla Extract
  • ⅓ c. Fresh Orange Juice
  • Zest of One Orange
Instructions
For the Scones
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl whisk together flour, 4 tablespoons of sugar, baking powder and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter (I grated mine first with a cheese grater) until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and set aside. In a medium bowl, combine eggs, 1 cup plus 2 tablespoon of heavy whipping cream, vanilla and orange peel. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Using a fork, stir until just moistened and the mixture comes together in a ball. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead dough by folding and gently pressing for 10-12 strokes or until dough is nearly smooth. Divide dough in half. Pat or lightly roll each dough half into 8-10" circles. Cut each circle into 10 wedges. Place dough wedges two inches apart on baking sheets. Brush scones with remaining two tablespoons whipping cream and sprinkle with remaining two tablespoons of sugar. Bake 12-14 minutes or until golden. Remove from baking sheet onto a rack.
For the Glaze
  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, vanilla, orange juice and orange zest. Spoon and spread over warm scones (I had enough to do this twice after the glaze dried the first time). Serve warm.
Notes
Makes 20 scones.
Recipe by DessertedPlanet.com at https://dessertedplanet.com/glazed-orange-scones/