In the Tea by the Sea mysteries, Lily Roberts bakes traditional English scones in her tea room.
Like Lily, I am not a fan of flavours or added ingredients in scones. A true teatime scone should be unadorned and ready for the addition of butter, jam, and clotted cream. However, I will make the occasional exception and this recipe is one.
The orange flavour is just enough that it works well with orange marmalade or maybe peach jam.
Teatime scones are often prepared with raisins or currents (and Lily does make some like that), and the cranberries here make a nice replacement for those who don’t care for raisins.
Cranberry-Orange Scones
Ingredients
½ cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon fresh orange zest
½ cup cold butter
½ cup dried cranberries
6 tablespoons milk
1 large egg
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425°.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and orange zest, whisking until incorporated. Cut butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add cranberries, stirring to combine.
In a small bowl, combine milk and beaten egg, stirring well. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until combined.
Turn dough out onto a floured surface, and knead gently a few times. Roll dough to a ¾-inch thickness. Using a 2½-inch round cutter, cut scones from dough and place on baking sheet.
Bake until edges are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.
Sounds heavenly! Can't wait to try them when my fellow scone lover comes to visit me.
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They're beautiful and look delicious, Vicki!
ReplyDeleteLooks Delicious I cannot wait to try them and the book
ReplyDeleteThe flavoring sounds subtle and lovely.
ReplyDeleteThose scones sound divine! I will try them by modifying the ingredients with low carb flour, coconut milk, and low sugar cranberries per my health issues. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy "adorned" scones & the orange touch to this recipe will make it perfect with my favorite black tea. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
ReplyDeleteI like scones a lot and this recipe sounds like they are really tasteful. conney.parkhurst@gmail.com
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