April 24, 2009
my sister-in-law introduced me to these wonderful dreamsicle scones.
would you be so good as to make these as soon as you possibly can?
i think you'll go for the tang of citrus blended with rich butter. mm. magic.
they were a smash at my house. grant even took one in his lunch today. hooray.
he says they remind him of krispy kreme doughnuts.
i can't say that's what i was thinking, but thought i'd mention it,
just in case that would have you sprinting to your kitchen to get started.
heidi, thanks so much for setting me straight on my scones.
these are far and away the best i've ever put in my mouth.
orange scones from heidi
1/4 c. heavy cream
1/4 c. buttermilk
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 orange
2 c. flour
1/3 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
6 T. cold butter, cut into small pieces
glaze
1 c. powdered sugar
zest of one orange
juice of half an orange
1. in a small bowl, whisk together cream, buttermilk, egg, vanilla, and the zest and juice of 1 orange. set aside.
2. sift together dry ingredients. cut in butter cubes until mixture looks crumby and butter is worked in. add in the liquid mixture and combine just until moist. don't overmix.
3. using a large spoon, divide dough up into 12 large egg-shaped balls, dropping them as you form them onto a lined baking sheet.
4. bake in a 375 degree oven for 15-18 min. while scones are cooling, make the glaze (you want it nice and thick). spoon glaze over warm scones.

6 comments:

Heidi said...

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
I want to lick the screen!
I want to pop a warm one in my mouth right now!

stina1125 said...

oh my word those look amazing!

Unknown said...

oh, wow! i've never had that type before - i generally make my gramma's recipe for irish soda bread, which i figure is close enough.

but *these* look absolutely fantastic. i just might have to make them this afternoon!

Anonymous said...

we tried these this morning and they are fabulous! i can understand the krispy kreme resemblance...light, fluffy, and sweet as can be!

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Julie said...

your pictures are always so beautiful!

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