These Orange Scones are a tender scone with a slightly crispy outside. The orange juice and zest give these scones a sweet citrusy flavor.
I love the orange flavor of these scones. The orange juice and zest are added to the scones and the icing for the best results. You cannot go wrong when it comes to citrus anything.
One of my favorite things to make is bread. These scones are easy to make and they come together quickly. I love eating them for breakfast, but there are times when I like to have one for a snack during the day or even for dessert after dinner.
Helpful Tips
- Unlike most baked goods. You will want the butter cold for this recipe. Using cold butter will result in a tender flaky scone.
- Don’t overwork the dough. Overworking the dough will make the scones tough
- I like to use freshly squeezed orange juice for the freshest flavor.
- Don’t overbake. Ovens may vary when it comes to baking. Check on the scones a few minutes before the baking time is up. The scones should be a light brown when they are done baking.
- Scones are best when they are fresh. If you want to save some scones for later place them in an airtight container and freeze them. They freeze well. After they thaw they are like freshly baked.
- Thaw frozen scones on the counter until room temperature or refrigerate them overnight.
Ingredients needed
For the scones.
- Flour
- Butter
- Egg
- Cream
- Sugar
- Orange Zest and Juice
- Baking Powder
- Salt
For the icing
- Powdered Sugar
- Orange Zest and Juice
Steps for making orange scones
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
Step one and two
Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Add the butter to the bowl with the flour mixture.
Step three, four, and five
The butter is cut into the flour until it is the size of peas. Combine the egg, cream, orange juice, and zest in another bowl. Add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture.
Steps six, seven, and eight
Mix the ingredients until a ball forms. Pat the dough into an eight-inch circle. Using a pizza cutter cut the dough into eight wedges.
Steps nine and ten
Add the unbaked scones onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake until they are golden brown.
Steps eleven, twelve, and thirteen
Make the frosting. Add the powdered sugar, orange juice, and zest to a medium bowl. Mix the ingredients until they are well combined. Take the icing and drizzle the icing over the cooled scones.
Check out these other easy quick bread recipes
- Banana Nut Bread
- Strawberry Sour Cream Scones with Lemon Icing
- Triple Chocolate Muffins
- Black Raspberry Scones
If you make these orange scones, I would love to hear about it! Please leave me a comment and a rating.
Orange Scones
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter cut into small pieces
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup cream
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 1 orange zest from one orange
Icing
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 to 2 tablespoons orange juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly grease or line with parchment paper a large baking sheet.
- Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the butter and cut in until the butter is the size of peas.
- Combine the egg, cream, zest, and orange juice in a medium bowl.
- Add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture. Mix until the ingredients form a ball.
- Transfer the dough to a floured surface. Shape the dough into an eight inch circle
- With a pizza cutter or a sharp knife cut into eight wedges.
- Place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Place on a cooling rack and cool completely.
- While the scones are cooling make the icing.
- Add the powdered sugar to a medium bowl. Gradually add the orange juice to make an icing that is the right consistency for drizzling over the cooled scones.
- Drizzle the icing over the scones. Let the icing dry before serving.
Notes
- Keep the butter and eggs cold until you add them to the other ingredients.
- Cut the butter into small pieces or use a box grater and grate the butter. This will make it easier to cut into the flour mixture.
- Use fresh squeezed orange juice for the recipe. Using the zest of the orange will help give the scone a citrus flavor.
- I like to use salted butter for this scone recipe. I feel that salted butter has more flavor than unsalted butter.
- The scones can be chilled before baking them. This will help with a flakey texture.
- The scones freeze well. They can be frozen for up to 3 months.
- Thaw the scones on the counter until they are at room temperature.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally published on January 10, 2013. It has been updated with new content and pictures on February 29, 2024.
Oh, yeah…I can see why these would be your favorites! I love that you added a glaze!
I love orange anything, but have never made orange scones. Thanks for the recipe!
I love scones… these look terrific.
Dawn, great idea to use orange in scones. Hope you had a lovely New Year
I don’t believe I’ve ever had an orange scone, but I really like the idea! And I’m craving citrus big time at the moment (probably as an antidote to all that holiday sugar I’ve ingested!). Lovely recipe – thanks.
They look so flaky and must have tasted amazingly delicious!