twocoasttable:

Here’s a pretty simple, but tasty scone recipe I made the other day. 

Ingredients & Directions:

• 2 C flour
• 1 T baking powder
• 1/3 C sugar (and a little extra for sprinkling on top of precooked scones)
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 T grated orange peel
• 1/3 C sugar
• 1/2 C cold butter
• 3/4 C cream (and a little extra for brushing tops of precooked scones)
• 2 T orange juice
• 1 egg
• 1/2 C Craisins

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Into a 3/4 cup measuring cup, add orange juice, then add cream to make 3/4 cup.
In a separate bowl, combine cream and orange juice mixture and the egg. Beat with a whisk until the egg is beaten into the cream mixture.

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt, and orange peel.
Cut in butter into 16 pieces and add to the flour mixture. Using a pastry cutter, cut butter into the mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside

Add the cream and egg mixture to the flour mixture; stir until dry ingredients are moistened. Add Craisins. Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Knead dough lightly 12 times. Pat the dough into a circle, 3/4 inch thick.

Cut scones in pizza shaped slices or use circular cutter.

Place scones on to a parchment lined baking sheet 1 inch apart. Brush tops of scones with a little cream and sprinkle each with sugar.

Bake in to the pre-heated oven for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

I also made some Sweetened Cinnamon Butter to serve with the scones.

• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3 T powdered sugar

Mix all ingredients into a small bowl until combined.

Serve warm so the butter melts.

(Steven)

I’ll make these one day. And I wont mess them up!