Best Mandarin Orange Scones With Orange Butter Recipes

MANDARIN ORANGE SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees F.

DOUBLE ORANGE SCONES WITH ORANGE BUTTER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400.
• Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup, level off.
• In large bowl, combine flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and orange peel.
• With fork, cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add orange segments, milk, and egg.
• With fork, stir just until mixture leaves sides of bowl and soft dough forms.
• Turn dough out onto floured surface.
• Knead lightly 10 times.
• On greased cookie sheet, roll or pat into 6 inch circle.
• Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Cut into 8 wedges, separate slightly.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Beat butter in small bowl until light and fluffy.
• Stir in marmalade.
• Serve with warm scones.

CREAM SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a small bowl, combine Grand Marnier, dried fruit, and orange zest. Allow fruit to plump, at least one hour or up to overnight in the refrigerator.
• In a large bowl, whisk together cake flour, all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Transfer one half of the flour mixture to a food processor. Add the butter and pulse several times to combine. Do not over-process; some butter pieces should remain the size of large peas, while others pieces will be smaller.
• Add the contents of the food processor back to the bowl with the dry ingredients. Stir to combine.
• In a small bowl, whisk to combine the cream, egg, and egg yolk. Create a well in the middle of the flour mixture and gradually add the cream mixture. Using a large spatula or wooden spoon, draw the dry ingredients over the wet ingredients, being sure to scrape from the bottom of the bowl to incorporate the dry crumbs. Add the plumped fruit and gently mix. Do not overwork the dough.
• Turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface. Pat into a narrow rectangle about 1 inch thick. With the short side facing you, fold rectangle into thirds like a business letter. Turn dough a quarter turn clockwise, so the flap opening faces right, like a book. This is the first turn.
• With a rolling pin or your hands, gently pat into another narrow rectangle, about 1 inch thick. Repeat folding and turning process to complete a second turn.
• Using lightly floured hands, pat dough out into a 1 1/4-inch-thick rectangle. Cut out rounds, spaced as closely together as possible, using a floured 2-inch round biscuit cutter. Dough may be rerolled once and additional rounds may be cut out.
• Transfer rounds to prepared baking sheet, about 1 1/2 inches apart. Brush with egg white and sprinkle with fine sanding sugar. Bake until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes on a wire rack before serving, or serve at room temperature.