Cranberry Orange Scones Recipe

I’d never really had a scone I liked before.  Many that I tried seemed dry and just a bit bland.  Recently a client I bake for asked me to make some scones for her for a holiday brunch she was planning so I gave it a try.  They came out fantastic and they are a new favorite in our house (I’ve even made a gluten free version that came out great).  This Cranberry Orange Scones Recipe makes a great breakfast or brunch treat this time of year and are perfect served with coffee or tea.  They’re easy enough to make too!

Cranberry Orange Scones Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour (if doing gluten free I use 1 1/2 cup of GF baking mix and 1/2 cup GF all purpose flour)
• 1/2 cup raw sugar
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 stick chilled butter
• zest from 1 clementine orange
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 egg
• juice from 1/2 clementine orange
• 1 heaping cup of fresh cranberries cut in half (measured after they are halved)
• 2 tbsp orange juice
• 1 tbsp whipping cream
• 1/4-1/2  cup powdered sugar

How To Make Cranberry Orange Scones:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and butter using a stand mixer.  The mixture should turn to a fine crumble, almost like wet sand.  Do no over mix, small chunks of butter are fine.  Lightly stir in the orange zest.

In a separate bowl whisk together the sour cream, egg, and juice.

Stir the wet ingredients into the dry, again making sure not to over mix.

Once the dry and wet ingredients are mixed together stir in the halved cranberries.

Turn the mixture out onto a piece of parchment paper and form a disc.  It should be approximately 8″ around and an inch or so thick.

Use a knife to cut the disc into 8 wedges.

Transfer the wedges to a baking sheet (I line mine with parchment paper) and bake in a preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown and a pick inserted near the berries comes out clean.

While the scones are baking mix together the powdered sugar, whipping cream, and orange juice to create a glaze.  The amount of powdered sugar you use will determine how thick the glaze is.

When the scones are baked through remove from oven to cool.  Once cool, drizzle with the glaze and serve. I hope you love this cranberry orange scones recipe as much as I do!

These cranberry orange scones are like a tender biscuit filled with the perfect amount of sweet and tart.  They’ll be perfect for your holiday guests or keep them all for yourself!

Have you ever made scones?  What’s your favorite flavor?