I am so happy to share this recipe with you today because I have finally found a way to get myself some orange, glazed scones and won’t have to drive to the next town to get them at Panera Bread!
As I was looking through my Winter 2017 Magnolia Journal, I came across this recipe and almost did a happy dance! They look so much like Panera’s. But honestly, they taste better! And I had no idea scones would be so easy to make.
And yes. I did say 2017. I tore the recipe out of the magazine months later and filed it in my Meal Planning binder under RECIPES TO TRY. I have many more of those. So stay tuned.
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Orange Zest Scones with Maple-Orange Glaze
- Yield: 12 1x
Description
Scones–not just for high tea!
Ingredients
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1 egg
3/4 c. sour cream
1/2 c. sugar
1 t. orange zest
3/4 c. butter, cut into squares & frozen
Maple-Orange Glaze
- 1 3/4 c. sifted powdered sugar
- 1 t. orange zest
- 3 T. melted butter
- 3 T. orange juice
- 1 t. vanilla
- 1/2 t. pure maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a small bowl lightly beat the egg, then whisk in sour cream until completely blended.
- In another small bowl combine sugar and orange zest. Use the back of a spoon to work the zest into the sugar until well mixed, then stir into flour mixture. Add butter to the flour mixture and blend using a pastry blender or your fingers to work it into a pebbly mixture. Stir in the sour cream mixture until dough starts to form a ball. Divide the dough in half.
- Place one half of the dough on a lightly floured surface and press out to a 6″ circle, about 1 inch thick. Cut circle into six triangles and place 1 inch apart on the baking sheet. Repeat with the second half of the dough.
- Bake 15 minutes or until golden. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer scones to a cooling rack.
- Make glaze while the scones are cooling by stirring powdered sugar and orange zest together in a medium bowl. Stir in the butter, orange juice, vanilla, and maple syrup. Spoon over the cooled scones.
Maple-Orange Glaze–In a medium bowl stir together 1 3/4 c. sifted powdered sugar and 1 t. orange zest. Stir in 3 T. melted butter, 3 T. orange juice, 1 t. vanilla, and 1/2 t. pure maple syrup until smooth. Spoon over cooled scones.
Source: Magnolia Journal, Winter 2017.
