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Orange Scones

February 29, 2024 By Dawn 6 Comments

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These Orange Scones are a tender scone with a slightly crispy outside. The orange juice and zest give these scones a sweet citrusy flavor.

A orange scone on a white plate with a plate of scones behind it.

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.

Looking down at an scone on a white plate.

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.
Looking down at ingredients for scones.
Looking down at ingredients for the orange icing.

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.

Overlooking a bowl with flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in it.
Butter pieces are added 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.

The butter has been cut into the flour mixture.
The orange juice, zest, egg, and cream are combined in a medium bowl.
The liquid is added to the dry ingredients.

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.

Scone dough in a large bowl.
The dough is formed into an eight-inch circle.
The circle of dough is cut into eight triangles.

Steps nine and ten

Add the unbaked scones onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake until they are golden brown.

Unbaked scones are placed on a prepared baking sheet.
Baked scones on a baking sheet.

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.

Powdered sugar, orange zest and juice are added to a medium bowl.
Orange icing in a medium bowl.
Baked scones are drizzled with the orange icing.

Check out these other easy quick bread recipes

  • Banana Nut Bread
  • Strawberry Sour Cream Scones with Lemon Icing
  • Triple Chocolate Muffins
  • Black Raspberry Scones
A side angle view of a scones on a white plate.

If you make these orange scones, I would love to hear about it! Please leave me a comment and a rating.

A orange scone on a white plate with a plate of scones behind it.

Orange Scones

These Orange Scones are a tender scone with a slightly crispy outside. The orange juice and zest give these scones a sweet citrusy flavor.
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Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: blueberry orange scones, blueberry scones
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 scones
Calories: 288kcal
Author: Dawn

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

  1. Keep the butter and eggs cold until you add them to the other ingredients.
  2. 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. 
  3. Use fresh squeezed orange juice for the recipe. Using the zest of the orange will help give the scone a citrus flavor. 
  4. I like to use salted butter for this scone recipe. I feel that salted butter has more flavor than unsalted butter. 
  5. The scones can be chilled before baking them. This will help with a flakey texture.
  6. The scones freeze well. They can be frozen for up to 3 months.
  7. Thaw the scones on the counter until they are at room temperature. 
Nutrition information is an estimate and may vary with the brands of ingredients used.

Nutrition

Serving: 1scone | Calories: 288kcal | Carbohydrates: 52.2g | Protein: 5.9g | Fat: 7.7g | Saturated Fat: 4.3g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 249mg | Potassium: 1363mg | Fiber: 2.6g | Sugar: 14.2g | Calcium: 581mg | Iron: 3mg

This recipe was originally published on January 10, 2013. It has been updated with new content and pictures on February 29, 2024.

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  1. Lizzy Do

    January 10, 2013 at 1:47 pm

    Oh, yeah…I can see why these would be your favorites! I love that you added a glaze!

    Reply
  2. Cranberry Morning

    January 10, 2013 at 2:08 pm

    I love orange anything, but have never made orange scones. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  3. Pam

    January 10, 2013 at 5:08 pm

    I love scones… these look terrific.

    Reply
  4. Carole

    January 11, 2013 at 12:37 am

    Dawn, great idea to use orange in scones. Hope you had a lovely New Year

    Reply
  5. Kitchen Riffs

    January 13, 2013 at 9:23 pm

    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.

    Reply
  6. angiesrecipes

    February 29, 2024 at 10:23 pm

    They look so flaky and must have tasted amazingly delicious!

    Reply

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