BLUEBERRY SCONES WITH ORANGE GLAZE

BLUEBERRY SCONES WITH ORANGE GLAZE - Makes 8 scones

HAPPY 2021! Wishing you all the most happy and happy new year ahead! It’s the weekend so of course I’m sharing something sweet + delicious! I made these Blueberry Scones for my family on Christmas and everyone LOVED them. The orange glaze really makes them too!

Ingredients:

For Scones:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter, frozen

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 large egg

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1 cup fresh blueberries

For Orange Glaze:

1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar

1 tablespoon heavy cream or milk

2 teaspoons orange zest

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 400°F,

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Grate the frozen butter using a box grater. Add to flour mixture using pastry cutter or two forks. Mixture will come together in pea-seized crumbs, you can also use your hands to do this.

Whisk heavy cream, egg, and vanilla extract together in a small bowl then pour over flour mixture. Add blueberries, then mix together until everything is just combined. Pour mixture onto a floured counter and work dough into a ball. Press into an 8-10 inch diss. Cut evenly into 8 wedges with a sharp knife. Sprinkle scones with extra sugar is desired.

Place scones on a prepared baking sheet a few inches apart and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes. Bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until golden brown.

While scone are baking, prepare glaze. In a small bowl, whisk together confectioners’ sugar, heavy cream, orange zest and vanilla extract. You can make the glaze thinner/thicker by adding more or less heavy cream.

Remove scones from the oven and cool for a few minutes. Drizzle with orange glaze once they are cool.