My orange scones are so soft, delicate and have that beautiful smell and flavour of the fresh orange.
5 from 10 votes
Prep Time 20 minutesmins
Cook Time 10 minutesmins
Total Time 30 minutesmins
Course Afternoon Tea, Bakes
Cuisine British, English
Servings 12scones
Calories 140kcal
Ingredients
450gself-raising flour
2teaspoonsbaking powder
75gunsalted butter
50gcaster sugar
2largeeggs
225mlmilk
1orange
Clotted cream and jam
Instructions
Line 2 baking trays with greaseproof paper.
Preheat the oven to 220ºC/ Fan 200º.
Sieve the flour and baking powder into a large mixing bowl.
Add the butter and rub together to make bread crumbs.
-Stir in the sugar.
Grate the orange finely and add the zest to the mix.
In a jug lightly beat the eggs and add milk up to 300ml (you might not use all the milk from the ingredient list or you might need a little more).
Add a little a time to the dried ingredients and mix with your hands until you get a soft dough. (slightly sticky is fine). Save a little of the egg milk mix for the glaze.
On a lightly floured surface gently knead the dough and roll out the dough to 2cm thick.
Stamp out the scones using round cutters. I like ones about 5cm in diameter.
Place on the baking trays and using a pastry brush glaze them with the left over milk and egg mix.
Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.
Allow to cool on a wire wrack with a clean tea towel on to stop them drying out.
Once they are cool enough to eat. Cut in half add clotted cream and jam.
Enjoy with a cup of tea!
Nutrition
Calories: 140kcal
Please note that the nutrition information provided above is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
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