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Candied Orange Scones


  • Author: Jesi Fera
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 12 medium scones 1x

Description

Great for tea time with family or friends!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 240 gr. all purpose flour
  • 60 gr. white sugar
  • 120 gr. cold butter
  • 150 gr. heavy cream + 50 gr. for brushing (>= 33% fat)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 orange zest
  • 1/2 cup of candied orange peels
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • icing sugar for brushing

Instructions

Before

  1. Preheat oven to 200ºC (400F)
  2. Grease a baking sheet

Preparation

  1. Zest the orange and mix with the sugar in a large bowl to release the essential oils of the orange;
  2. Cut the orange peel in square bits of about 0.5cm long;
  3. Sift flour, baking powder, salt over the sugar mixture;
  4. Add cold butter in cubes to the flour mixture and use a plastic scraper or the tip of your fingers to crumble the butter, you should obtain a texture similar to sand;
  5. Fold in candied orange peel bits;
  6. Add the liquids to the flour and butter mixture: egg, cream and vanilla extract and mix until everything is incorporated, and a dough starts to form, don’t knead!
  7. Sprinkle some flour over the countertop and start pressing the dough to flatten it until 1 cm thick. Fold the dough in half;
  8. Repeat the flattening and folding on step 7, 2 more times;
  9. Flatten the dough again this time to 2cm thick and try to form a circle shape;
  10. Cut scones in triangular shape with a plastic scraper or knife, you can cut them like pizza portions;
  11. Place the scones on the greased baking sheet;
  12. Brush the cream on top of each scone;
  13. Bake for 20 min and let them cool down for 5 mins in a wire rack. Then sprinkle icing sugar on top and serve!

Notes

  • You can add extra dried fruits (think almonds, walnuts) or seeds together with the orange peel to give an extra crunchy touch and a different flavour profile
  • These scones hold well for 3 days after baking, in an airtight container. You can also freeze them after cooling down for up to 3 months, and the reheat for about 10 min in a low oven (about 150º C/300F)
  • Prep Time: 30 min
  • Cook Time: 20 min
  • Category: Breakfast, Tea Time
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: British

Keywords: orange, orange peel, scones, breakfast, tea time