Creamsicle Orange Scones
These Creamsicle Orange Scones are tender and flaky, with fresh orange zest throughout and a dreamy orange glaze!
Servings: 6 scones
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons orange zest ,divided
- 6 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter ,cut into small cubes
- 1 cup heavy cream
For the Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 2-3 tablespoons orange juice
- orange zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and half of the orange zest. Add butter and cut in with a pastry blender (or your hands) until mixture resembles crumbs.
- Add in the cream and fold together gently until the mixture just begins to come together and form a soft dough. (Do not knead or over mix the dough.)
- Turn dough out onto a floured surface and pat into a 1/2-inch thick circle (if dough is very sticky, sprinkle with just a hint of flour.) With a sharp knife or bench scraper, cut the circle into 6 wedges. Place scones on prepared baking sheet and bake 14-17 minutes until golden and cooked through.
- Place a sheet of parchment on a work surface, then place a cooling rack over top of parchment. Remove scones from pan to cooling rack. Cool about 20 minutes.
- In the meantime, make glaze by whisking together powdered sugar, cream, orange juice, and the remaining orange zest until smooth. (If glaze is too thick, add a bit more cream or orange juice. If it’s too thin, add more powdered sugar.)
- You can either gently submerge the tops in the glaze, dollop spoonfuls and spread until the tops are covered, or just drizzle over the top.
- Return scones to cooling rack and allow glaze to drip down the sides and off the rack onto parchment. (Glaze will firm up when scones are completely cool.) Eat and enjoy!
Notes
If your oven runs hot, start checking at 14 minutes. Keep an eye on them - if they’re golden on top and bottom, they’re done. They’re very tender (and wonderful!), so you want to make sure they cool down almost completely before submerging in the glaze or they could crack.
Nutrition
Serving: 6g · Calories: 464kcal · Carbohydrates: 60g · Protein: 4g · Fat: 23g · Saturated Fat: 14g · Cholesterol: 76mg · Sodium: 164mg · Potassium: 223mg · Fiber: 1g · Sugar: 34g · Vitamin A: 860IU · Vitamin C: 4.4mg · Calcium: 100mg · Iron: 1.6mg