The Story:
Home for the summer with my mother and father includes free rent and utilities, but it also effects what I bake. My mother is a big cookie lover, but she also adores a good scone.
Orange Currant Scones:
4 cups flour
1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
1 ¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, cold
1 cup sour cream
1 egg
zest of 3 oranges
1 tablespoon orange juice
¾ cup currants
Orange Glaze:
Juice of 2 oranges
Powdered sugar
Because not all of us are orange lovers, omit the orange zest, juice and currants and try these other scones variations!
Recipe Variations:
Lemon Poppy Seed:
Zest of 2 lemons
2 ½ tablespoons poppy seeds
with lemon glaze
Cinnamon Raisin:
1 ½ tablespoons cinnamon
1 cup raisins
with vanilla glaze (1 tsp vanilla extract + 1 tbsp water in place of orange juice)
Cranberry White Chocolate:
¾ cup white chocolate chips
¾ cup cranberries
with melted white chocolate to top
Chocolate Chip:
1 cup chocolate chips
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt together.
3. Finely cut in (or grate in using the grate attachment of a food processor) the cold butter. (Butter can be refrigerated or frozen.) Treat the dough like a pie crust.
4. In a small bowl, gently mix sour cream, egg, zest, juice and currants together.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and combine, being careful not to over work the butter.
6. Split the dough in two and make two large dough balls using your hands. On a floured surface, roll the dough out into a circle ¾ inch thick. Cut like a pizza and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
7. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until the tops become slightly firm.
8. Glaze: Squeeze orange juice into a small bowl, then, using a whisk, mix in powdered sugar until the glaze reaches your desired consistency and sweetness.
9. Spoon glaze over warm scones and wait until cooled to drizzle them with melted chocolate.
Beautiful! Sounds like you have a good deal with mom and dad and so do they 🙂
Your mom and I could be great friends. My favorite baking is scones and cookies as well. I will try this one out for sure as Chocolate Orange is one of my favorite combination. Have you ever made a chocolate orange cupcake?
I made one last Christmas, but I never posted it. I will make it again soon and take some photos and put it up. Enjoy the scones Jamie!
Scones are a perfect breakfast food. I love all your variations.
Can we use cake mis on this recipe?
Cake MIX