Twelfth Night Scones

Submitted by Sydney Mike

"Twelfth Night or not, these scones can be made & enjoyed anytime of the year! The original of this slightly-tweaked recipe was found in the Pillsbury Holiday Baking 2008 cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• FOR THE SCONES

• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2⁄3 cup dried sweetened cranberries
• 1⁄2 cup vanilla chip
• 2 teaspoons orange zest, minced
• 1⁄2 cup non-fat vanilla yogurt
• 1⁄3 cup 2% buttermilk

• FOR THE TOPPING

• 1 -2 tablespoon 2% buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 3⁄4 teaspoon orange zest, minced

directions

1. FOR THE SCONES: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F & grease a cookie sheet.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda & sale, then with a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
3. Stir in the cranberries, vanilla chips & the 2 teaspoons of orange zest, before adding the yogurt & the 1/3 cup of buttermilk. Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
4. Shape dough into a ball, & place it on the prepared cookie sheet. With floured fingers, press or roll the dough into an 8-inch round, then cut the round into 8 wedged, but DO NOT SEPARATE THE WEDGES.
5. FOR THE TOPPING: Brush the dough with 1 to 2 tablespoons of buttermilk. Then, in a small bowl, mix the 1 tablespoon of sugar with the 3/4 teaspoon or orange zest & sprinkle that over the dough.
6. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until the edges are light golden brown. Immediately remove from the cookie sheet & place on a serving tray. Let cool for 5 minutes, then separate the wedges & serve warm.

Reviews

[Dienia B.]

this is a very nice recipe i love the flavor i had to bake the recipe 10 minutes more and just know i use cheap yogurt so it was a little bit wet and i would add buttermilk last and adjust .

 

[C.Blake]

These scones are the best! I have made them several times now -- following the recipe exactly -- and they always turn out great. Crusty on the outside, soft and moist on the inside. The combination of cranberries, orange zest and white chocolate is perfection. Absolutely delicious!

 

[Carol M.]

I have a bed and breakfast and always get compliments with these fresh out of the oven. I pat them out on lightly floured freezer paper for easy clean up. I then cut them out using juice glasses. Makes about 7 doing it this way.