Start the day with these ultra-citrus-y scones, with juicy pieces of mandarin baked right in.
Double-Orange Scones with Orange Butter
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 35 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 8
Ingredients
Scones
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup mandarin orange segments (from 11 oz-can), chopped, drained
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Orange Butter
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
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Step2In large bowl, mix flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, the baking powder and orange peel. Cut in 1/3 cup butter, using pastry blender or fork, until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Add orange segments, milk and egg; stir with fork just until mixture leaves side of bowl and soft dough forms.
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Step3Place dough on floured surface. Knead lightly 10 times. On cookie sheet, roll or pat dough into 7-inch round. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar. Cut into 8 wedges; separate slightly.
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Step4Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Meanwhile, in small bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter until light and fluffy; stir in marmalade. Serve with warm scones.
Nutrition
340
Calories
20g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
36g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Scone
- Calories
- 340
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 20g
- 30%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 61%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 17%
- Sodium
- 300mg
- 13%
- Potassium
- 80mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 36g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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