Best Cherry And Orange Scones Recipes

CHERRY-CITRUS SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Work the butter into the flour mixture with your fingers until it resembles a coarse meal. Stir in the cherries and orange zest.
• Beat together 1 of the eggs and 4 tablespoons of the heavy cream in a small bowl. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and mix with a fork until the dough just comes together. If the dough seems dry, add the remaining 1 tablespoon heavy cream.
• Dust a work surface with flour. Turn the dough out onto the floured surface. Pat into a disk about 7 inches wide and about 1/2 inch thick. Cut out rounds using a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter. Gather and reroll the scraps and repeat. Place the scones on the prepared baking sheet. Beat the remaining egg in a small bowl. Brush the scones with the egg. Bake until golden brown, about 14 minutes.

CHERRY ORANGE SCONES

Steps:

• Combine butter, salt, sour cream, and sugar and mix with a mixer until smooth. Combine flour, baking powder, dried cherries, and orange rind and mix well. Add sour cream mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until dough forms. Divide dough into equal parts and bake at 350 degrees F for 30-40 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve with butter or heavy cream. You may also substitute other dried berries for the cherries if you desire.

DRIED CHERRY ALMOND SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, lemon zest, salt and cinnamon. Add in the butter and rub with your fingers into the dry ingredients until a coarse meal forms. Add in the cherries and almonds. Add the heavy cream and combine it into the butter flour mixture.
• Form the dough into a 1-inch thick disk and cut it into 6 wedges. Sprinkle each wedge generously with the turbinado sugar. Transfer the wedges to a parchment-lined sheet pan and bake in the preheated oven for 17 to 18 minutes, turning the pan halfway through. Serve warm with Honey Butter.
• In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, add all ingredients and whip on high speed until the cream starts to clump and turn light yellow. Continue mixing as butter forms and the buttermilk begins to separate out. Scrape sides and continue mixing until mixture is one lump of butter. Place butter into a clean container or serving dish and store in the refrigerator until ready to use.

SIMPLE DRIED CHERRY AND ORANGE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, add the cherries. Pour in some hot water and let seep until plump, about 10 minutes or so. Drain and pat dry.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and orange zest. Drop in the butter pieces and toss with flour. Using either your fingertips or a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the mixture is pebbly. Add the cherries.
• Beat the egg into the cream then pour the cream into the dry ingredients and stir until everything comes together. The dough will be wet and sticky. Gently knead the dough a few times inside the bowl.
• Lightly dust a work surface with some flour and turn out the dough. Roll out the dough until it is about 1/4 inch high. Cut out circles with a 2.5-inch cutter and place them onto the cookie sheets. Gather up the scraps and reroll again until all of the dough is gone.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. If serving warm, cool for 10 minutes. If not, cool until room temperature.

CHERRY SCONES WITH CINNAMON GLAZE

Steps:

• Place butter-flavored shortening and regular shortening into a freezer until very cold, at least 2 hours before use. Place cherries into the freezer until very cold, at least 15 minutes before use.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in cold butter-flavored shortening and regular shortening until flour mixture is combined.
• Whisk heavy cream and eggs together in a small bowl. Stir into flour mixture until combined. Fold cold cherries into dough.
• Roll dough out onto a lightly floured surface into a rectangle, about 1 1/2-inches thick. Cut in 1/2 lengthwise; cut out triangles from each 1/2. Place on the prepared baking sheet and place into the freezer to get cold, about 10 minutes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden on edges, about 15 minutes.
• Remove scones from the oven and let cool about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine confectioners' sugar, milk, and cinnamon in a bowl. Lightly drizzle glaze over cooled scones.

CHERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl.
• Cut frozen grated butter into the flour mixture until well combined.
• Combine egg, buttermilk and vanilla, and mix into the dry ingredients until dough forms.
• Fold in the chopped cherries.
• Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface.
• Knead lightly and shape into a 10-inch circle.
• Cut into wedges place on a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 16 to 19 minutes or until golden brown.
• Dust with powdered sugar.
• Serve warm.

CHERRY-ORANGE OLD-FASHIONED

Steps:

• In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add orange slices and bourbon. Shake well, pour into a highball glass, and top with ginger ale and cherries.

CHERRY ALMOND SCONES

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Grate butter into flour mixture on the large holes of a box grater; use your fingers to work in butter (mixture should resemble coarse meal), then stir in raisins.
• In a small bowl, whisk sour cream, almond extract and egg until smooth.
• Using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. (The dough will be sticky in places, and there may not seem to be enough liquid at first, but as you press, the dough will come together.)
• Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7- to 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick. Sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoons of sugar. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on a cookie sheet (preferably lined with parchment paper), about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden, about 15 to 17 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.

FAVORITE ORANGE-CRANBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar, orange zest, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl. Grate frozen butter into dry ingredients using a box grater. Combine well, incorporating butter into dry ingredients until it looks like a coarse crumble. Stir in cranberries until combined.
• Combine sour cream, egg, orange juice, and vanilla extract in a small mixing bowl. Mix until smooth. Stir into dry ingredients and combine until dough just holds together and there are no dry ingredients at bottom of bowl; do not overmix.
• Turn out dough and form into a 10-inch circular mound, pressing flat to about 3/4-inch thickness, and sprinkle with remaining 3 tablespoons sugar. Cut circle into 8 triangles and spread apart slightly on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 17 to 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.