Easy Orange Pecan Scones

Barb Gertz's Note:

Easy, yummy scones. Recipe comes from a Bed and Breakfast, I found the recipe on 1st Travelers Choice Internet Cookbook.

• Total Time: 32 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 15 Scones

• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons orange zest
• 1/2 cup sugar or 1/2 cup Splenda sugar substitute
• 1/4 lb cold butter
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 egg, for wash

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. In a food processor, pulse flour, baking soda, baking powder, orange peel and sugar briefly to mix.
3. Add butter and process until crumbly.
4. Add pecans and pulse two three times, just long enough to chop and combine.
5. Turn out into large bowl and stir buttermilk into mixture.
6. Knead on floured surface, and pat flat into circle 1 inch thick.
7. Cut into pie shaped pieces or cut with cookie cutter and place onto a ungreased cookie sheet.
8. Brush with egg wash (one egg beaten lightly with fork).
9. Bake 12 minutes, Serve with jelly or honey.
10. Enjoy.

Reviews

[ladypit]

These were a nice light scone. I used splenda instead of sugar to make it diabetic. I also squeezed the clementine that I used for zest into my 1.5 cup container and then filled the rest with buttermilk (taking cues from Kree's review). Easy to make with a subtle flavor. Good with a bit of butter.

[Kree]

These scones have a very subtle flavor. My family enjoyed them, but we all agreed that they need more orange flavor, since it was almost undetectable. I would like to make these again and try replacing a bunch of the buttermilk with orange juice. This is a great base recipe, I just feel like it needs a little something else!