From the Kitchen of The
Dundee, New York
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Creamy Orange Scones
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This recipe came from King
Arthur Flour. I have changed the recipe to make individual scones. They use a
9” round cake pan. They also call for an
orange flavored extract, Fiori di Sicilia, (available from King Arthur that I
use) but orange extract can be used. It is an easy scone to make since they
require no rolling or shaping.
Whisk together:
3
cup flour
4
tsp baking powder
¾
tsp salt
½
cup sugar
Grated
rind of 1 orange
Cut in the
butter, using your fingers, a pastry fork or a pastry blender or an electric
mixer. The butter lumps are important to ensure
flakey, tender scones.
½
cup butter
Whisk together
and add to dry ingredients until everything is well moistened and just
combined.
1
large egg
1
tsp vanilla extract
¼
tsp Flori di Sicilia flavoring (or ½ tsp orange extract)
1
cup buttermilk (or
1 cup of milk and 1 tbsp white vinegar or lemon
juice. Let sit about 5 minutes.)
Spread a
full tbsp or more of
the batter on a buttered cookie sheet. Flatten with wet hands and make
indentation with your finger in each center. In each indentation add a tsp marmalade:
about 2/3 cup orange marmalade
(total)
Sprinkle
each scone with sugar. I always refrigerate until ready to bake.
Bake in
preheated 400 deg oven for about 18 minutes.