Cranberry Orange Scones
Fluffy, sweet, and tart homemade scones that pull apart like perfect flaky biscuits. Cranberry Orange Scones are loaded with fresh cranberries, orange zest, and are topped with a yummy sweet orange glaze.
How was your holiday weekend? Are you in Christmas mode yet? Have you picked out a tree covered your house in lights and hung all your stockings with care?
Did you listen to The Drifters' White Christmas on repeat? No? Just me?
What about shopping? I am kind of in a panic about shopping because um... 25 days!
Not to stress you out or anything.
I spent my weekend shopping at Lowes because the freaking bathroom is still besting us. At last count we found a doorway hidden under two surprise layers of wallpaper, moved the toilet to replace the seal, broke the toilet, found more holes covered by wallpaper, and then found a lightswitch hidden in the wall that is wired backwards and ruined Chad's life for 3 hours yesterday.
Are we the only people that went Black Friday shopping for toilets? I thought so.
Now I know why people write whole blogs dedicated to home remodels.
I also managed to hit Starbucks like 3 times this weekend. Those of you that have a Starbucks on every corner could not possibly imagine the freaky stars that have to align for me to land at my favorite coffee chain once in a month, much less 3 times in a holiday weekend.
Winning!!!
And I can never hit a coffee shop without ogling all the baked goods. Quick breads and scones, muffins and danish ... it's all so tempting! But I really don't ever indulge.
Because I know I can make a big batch of Cranberry Orange Scones and eat them all warm and freshly glazed just out of the oven.
These are loaded with fresh cranberries, orange zest, and buttermilk (which makes all the breakfast foods better-- think pancakes and biscuits. YES). Then these happy holiday scones are covered in a sweet orange glaze that I actually considered adding to my coffee.
I made these scones tiny because I feel like tiny food is cute, but I've included instructions for how to make big fat coffeehouse scones, too. Bonus on the mini scones: They make great gifts.
I made these Cranberry Orange Scones for my terrific friends at Food Fanatic. Did you know I write about breakfast there twice a month? Well I do. Because breakfast is the most amazing, and clearly the best meal of every day.
Yay for December, ya'll! I'm excited.
Cranberry Orange Scones
Cranberry Orange Scones are loaded with fresh cranberries, orange zest, and are topped with a yummy sweet orange glaze.
Ingredients
For the Scones
- 3 cups All-Purpose Flour, Plus more for the work surface
- ¼ cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1 tablespoon Orange Zest
- 1 cup Whole Cranberries, Fresh or frozen (if frozen, thawed)
- ½ cup Butter, Cold
- 1 cup Buttermilk
For the Egg Wash
- 1 Egg
- 1 tablespoon Water
For the Glaze
- ½ cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Milk, Or cream
- 1 tablespoon Orange Juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, kosher salt, and orange zest. Toss in the cranberries and stir for a minute to coat them with the flour.
- Cut the butter into the flour mixture until coarse crumbles form (My favorite method is to grate in the butter with a cheese grater and then incorporate into the flour with my fingers).
- Pour in the buttermilk and incorporate it gently using a sturdy rubber spatula or wooden spoon. You want to JUST combine the ingredients. Do not overmix.
- Turn the mixture out onto a lightly floured surface and pat it out to about ¾ “ thickness. If you are making large scones make a circle with the dough and then slice it like a pie. For mini scones (pictured) make a rectangle, cut it into strips, and then cut each strip into triangles.
- Lightly beat together the egg and water and then brush the tops of the scones.
- Place the scones on the prepared baking sheet about an inch apart. Bake for 12-14 minutes.
- To make the glaze, mix together the powdered sugar, milk, and orange juice until smooth.
- Drizzle the glaze over each scone (it takes a few minutes to set up so it’s not sticky).
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 122Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 203mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 1gSugar: 5gProtein: 2g
Love this recipe I bake for work family. Changed it up to lemon blueberry and also cinnamon apple. Used buttermilk powder and apple juice for the liquid and added cinnamon coated diced apples! Thanks for a great basic recipe! Delicious! Always a hit!
LOVE the buttermilk and apple juice addition! Thanks, Janet!
Please can you put a "go to recipe" button at the top of the page?
no.
Can you use dried cranberries?
You can, yes!
I was going to try to make these but there are so many freakin ads in the way that I can’t get to the recipe. So on to someone else’s.
BYEEEEEEEE
@Amy, I didn’t have a problem I went to print and printed it off and all it was is the recipe. Come on, give it another try It’ll be worth it
This is my second time making these. They are fabulous! I grate frozen butter on the large side of a box grater then use my hands to incorporate. I've used this method for other things as well and never have a problem. After the egg wash I sprinkled a little turbinado sugar on top. They are just about to come out of the oven and the smell is so amazing. Now onto the glazing.
I made these O/C scones and they were delicious. They were moist and flaky. My family enjoyed it.
Thank you!
I can’t see where it says the temperature. To bake the scones.
What temperature do you bake these?
Just made both cheese and herb, and cranberry orange. They look great and taste great. Must call up the family for a trear
Thanks so much, Laurna!
This is my husband ‘s favorite so I thought I would give them a try . I did not have an orange to get the test so I added 1 Tablespoon of orange juice to the flour mixture when adding the liquid for a substitute of the orange zest. I have not tried them yet. Will update once we indulge. I am sure my husband will have one when he gets home.
Can these be frozen after baking ?
I'd actually freeze before! Shape them, cut them into wedges, and freeze on a parchment lined baking sheet. Then you can throw them in a freezer bag to store. Bake time might increase a little but I've found it's not that different!
@Heather Tullos,
Hello Heather,
I am planning on freezing them as well as you suggested. Please confirm that they should be cooked frozen or maybe even better take them out of the freezer the night before. What do you recommend? Thanks
Made these today ay my sons coffee shop. Oh my goodness, just fabulous. I see double and triple batches in my future. Assembled the dough in a walk in cooler and cutthe butter in with two knives the old fashioned way. Got tired of that and started using my hands, smashing the butter in the flour making mini disks. All I can say is wow, and thank you!
Could I make these and store over night in the walk in cooler for baking in the morning? If so do you think straight into the oven or bring to room temp first?
Hi Don! What a lovely comment! Thank you so much for taking the time to reach out here.
I am SO glad you enjoyed these!
You can definitely try the walk-in cooler overnight. If you feel like the baking powder gets crazy and there's too much fluffy puff in the morning you can also try the freezer. I actually used to make scones for a local coffee shop here and I would make several batches, layer them with parchment and freeze, and then adjust my bake time accordingly. You can still use an egg wash. I actually have a garlic cheddar scone recipe that will go live soon! It's a good one too. Hope this helps and best of luck with your coffee shop ventures!
Thank you Heather! Everybody buhday loves the things, I can't seem to make enough.. Know that you are a part of any success wr have.
Used your suggestion for grating butter. Mixture never really incorporated well. Good taste but dough difficult to work with.
Always works for me!
Same here. Just kept crumbling. Wouldn't stay together. Ended up throwing half away.
You're doing it wrong.
Can I use dried cranberries instead of fresh or frozen?
Danish I use dried cranberries in scones constantly. Delicious. Give it a try. I prefer them as in time they don't go soggy around the berry. Have a wonderful day.
Thanks!
You know, one of these years I am going to toilet shopping on Black Friday. I want a kick butt, commercial grade toilet. But that's a whole other story. For now, I just want a cup of coffee and these to-die for scones!!! Love the flavors.
Toilet shopping on Black Friday is one for the record books! FYI: toilets were not on sale.
Thanks Tanya!