Orange Breakfast Scones

Submitted by JanetB-KY

"Another from the Land O Lake site, this one I have tried before though. It is quite good though I changed it a little with the addition of the orange and vanilla extracts."

 

• Ready In: 48mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons freshly grated orange rind
• 1⁄3 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup mandarin orange segments, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup dried sweetened cranberries, chopped
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons orange juice or 2 tablespoons mandarin orange liquid
• 1 tablespoon sugar

directions

1. Heat oven to 400°F; combine flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, baking powder and orange peel in large bowl.
2. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; stir in Mandarin oranges and cranberries.
3. Combine sour cream, egg, extracts and orange juice in small bowl; beat with wire whisk until smooth; stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until well mixed. (Mixture will be dry seeming.)
4. Spread into greased 9-inch round cake pan & sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
5. Bake for 28 to 32 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and scone is lightly browned.
6. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan then cut into wedges.

Reviews

[Julie Bs Hive]

Delicious! Next time I'll go heavier on the orange and lighter on the vanilla.