orange cranberry scones/ orange cr. cheese spread
I bought some orange cranberry scones at the grocery store and used with a spread that i had bought in the Smokies, well now they stopped carrying those scones and i loved them, i found this recipe and tried it( i don't remember where i got it, i had it jotted down, so it isn't mine but the cream cheese spread is) but they are really good, better than the ones i bought at the store
prep time
10 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Bake
yield
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 10 teaspoons sugar, divided
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/3 cup cold butter
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup orange juice, fresh
- 1/4 cup evaporated milk
- 1 - egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
How To Make orange cranberry scones/ orange cr. cheese spread
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Step 1In a large bowl, combine the flour, 7 teaspoons of sugar, orange zest, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in cold butter until coarse crumbs, set aside. In a small bowl beat egg, orange juice and evaporated milk, add the wet mix and cranberries to flour, mix well, batter will be stiff
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Step 2On a slightly floured surface, gently knead 6-8 times, press out into a 8 inch circle, cut into 8-10 wedges, place on ungreased cookie sheet, brush with the 1tsp milk and sprinkle tops with remaining sugar, bake in a pre-heated 400 degree oven for about 12-15 minutes. Let cool and spread a little of the cream cheese on top
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Step 3FOR THE SPREAD: combine 8oz room temp cream cheese, 1/2 cup confectioners sugar, 1 tbs orange zest, 1 tbs orange juice, add all to a bowl and blend well with mixer( THIS MAKES ENOUGH SPREAD FOR A DOUBLED SCONES RECIPE)
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