Orange Breakfast Scones

Orange Breakfast Scones
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1 Review
These scones are easy to make as there’s no kneading. They’re filled with a combination of sweet Mandarin oranges and dried cranberries.
20 min
Prep Time
55 min
Total Time
8 scones

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups
all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons
sugar
1 tablespoon
baking powder
2 1/2 teaspoons
freshly grated orange zest
1/3 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter
1/2 cup
Mandarin orange segments, chopped
1/2 cup
sweetened dried cranberries, chopped
1 cup
sour cream
1
large Land O Lakes® Egg
2 tablespoons
orange juice or Mandarin orange liquid
1 tablespoon
sugar

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 400°F. Grease 9-inch round cake pan; set aside.
  2. Combine flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, baking powder and orange zest in bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in Mandarin oranges and cranberries.
  3. Whisk sour cream, egg and orange juice together in another bowl until smooth. Stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until well mixed. (Mixture will be dry.)
  4. Spread into prepared pan. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
  5. Bake 28-32 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and scone is lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Cut into wedges.

Recipe Tips

Nutrition Facts (1 scone)

Calories
320
Cholesterol
60mg
Carbohydrates
43g
Protein
6g
Fat
15g
Sodium
210mg
Dietary Fiber
1g

Recipe Comments and Reviews

Rating

Wonderful taste- easy to make and picturesque in serving. I added some cinnamon to the batter and some cinnamon-sugar on top prior to baking. Delicious!

Posted January 31, 2009 by nelanne

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