Add a seasonal spin to a breakfast favorite with this quick and easy recipe for Glazed Orange Cranberry Scones loaded with fresh fruit.
Chocolate chunks, juicy raspberries, white chocolate chips, sliced strawberries—you name the mix in and I’ve transformed it into my favorite (non-doughnut) breakfast pastry, a.k.a. scones!
They’re light. They’re tender. And this particular variety happens to be ringing in all the seasonal flavors. Welcome to the pastry party, Glazed Orange Cranberry Scones!
Can we take a moment to answer a question I’ve been dying to know the answer to?
Have you ever cut open a fresh cranberry?
That photo up above was the first time I’d ever really studied the inner workings of a cranberry. Creeped out yet? Just take a closer look… closer… even closer. They’re stunning, inside and out!
Fold them into my go-to scone dough, toss in a hearty portion of fresh orange zest, and please find yourself transported to a winter wonderland. But I couldn’t stop there…
After a solid dousing of heavy cream, these bad boys are popped into the oven, and once cooled, met by a citrusy glaze that sets up perfectly atop each wedge-o-glory.
Drooling yet? Preheat your oven and raid your pantry for these impossibly light and flavor-packed Glazed Orange Cranberry Scones!
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Glazed Orange Cranberry Scones
For the scones:
-
2 1/2
cups
all-purpose flour -
1/4
cup
sugar -
2 1/4
teaspoons
baking powder -
1/2
teaspoon
salt -
6
Tablespoons
cold unsalted butter, cubed -
1
cup
fresh or frozen (and thawed) cranberries, roughly chopped -
3/4
cup
heavy cream, plus more for topping -
2
large eggs -
2
teaspoons
vanilla extract -
2
Tablespoons
orange juice -
1
Tablespoon
orange zest
For the glaze:
-
1 1/2
cups
confectioners’ sugar, sifted -
2 1/2
teaspoons
orange juice -
1
Tablespoon
whole milk -
1 1/2
teaspoons
melted butter -
1 1/2
teaspoons
orange zest
Make the scones:
Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
Add the cubed butter to the bowl and using your fingers, work the butter into the flour until the mixture is the consistency of wet sand. Stir in the cranberries.
In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, eggs, vanilla extract, orange juice and orange zest. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, gently folding the mixture together until a wet dough forms.
Transfer the dough onto a generously floured work surface then shape it into an 8-inch circle that’s about 3/4-inch thick. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into 8 wedges then arrange the wedges on the prepared baking sheet, spacing the scones at least 2 inches apart.
Brush the tops of the scones with heavy cream then bake them for about 20 minutes or until they’re pale golden. Remove the scones from the oven and allow them to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a rack to cool completely.
While the scones cool, make the glaze.
Make the glaze:
In a medium bowl, whisk together the sifted confectioners’ sugar, orange juice, milk, melted butter and orange zest. (If the glaze is too thick, thin it with additional orange juice as needed.)
Once the scones have cooled completely, drizzle them with the glaze and serve.
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Nutrition Facts
Glazed Orange Cranberry Scones
Amount Per Serving
Calories 443
Calories from Fat 171
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19g
29%
Saturated Fat 11g
55%
Cholesterol 96mg
32%
Sodium 180mg
8%
Potassium 206mg
6%
Total Carbohydrates 62g
21%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Sugars 29g
Protein 6g
12%
Vitamin A
13.8%
Vitamin C
7.9%
Calcium
8%
Iron
11.8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.