Orange Glazed Blueberry Scones

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Show: Food 911Episode: Chicken & Dumplings/Scones Not Stones

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Cook Time:
50 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
6 to 12 scones

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 50 min
Total:: 1 hr 0 min

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Ingredients

2 cups unbleached flour, plus more for rolling berries
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cut in chunks
3/4 cup buttermilk or cream
1 egg
1 pint fresh blueberries

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar; mix thoroughly. Cut in butter using 2 forks or a pastry blender. The butter pieces should be coated with flour and resemble crumbs.

In another bowl, mix buttermilk and egg together, and then add to the flour mixture. Mix just to incorporate, do no overwork the dough.

Roll blueberries in flour to coat, this will help prevent the fruit from sinking to the bottom of the scone when baked. Fold the blueberries into batter, being careful not to bruise. Drop large tablespoons of batter on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until brown. Cool before applying orange glaze.

Orange Glaze:

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
2 oranges, juiced and zested

To prepare Orange Glaze: combine butter, sugar, orange zest, and juice over a double boiler. Cook until butter and sugar are melted and mixture has thickened. Remove from heat and beat until smooth and slightly cool. Drizzle or brush on top of scones and let glaze get hazy and hardened.

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recipe Orange Glazed Blueberry Scones
Tiffany Hugo, MN 02-01-2010
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Wonderful!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Very moist and tastes great. Will make them again for sure!
recipe Orange Glazed Blueberry Scones
Paul Eden Prairie, MN 12-28-2009
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More a drop bisquit then a scone
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Pros: 1) Super easy to make 2) Can use frozen blueberries Cons: 1) My biggest complaint is that the texture is like a... drop biscuit than a scone. With a very light touch, this other scone recipe produces a much better texture (Tyler's recipe at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/blueberry-scones-with-lemon-glaze-recipe/index.html). In this recipe I used the buttermilk and not the cream. I think even with the cream, it is more a thick batter than a dough. The higher fat content and dryer dough in the other recipe make the texture better. 2) I prefer a lemon glaze to orange as is less cloying. The amount of glaze in the recipe would be enough for a triple batch of scones unless you like a very thick glaze and even then it would be enough for a double batch.Read more
recipe Orange Glazed Blueberry Scones
Kelly Timonium, MD 12-24-2009
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I keep coming back to this recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've been making these scones for years, and I just keep coming back to them. They're delicious! For the holidays, substitute... 1/2 bag cranberries for the blueberries - a tart, fantastic alternative. I agree with the reviewer who said not to skip the glaze. It's essential to the overall taste of the scones. WIthout the glaze, the scones are a little salty, but the sweetness of the glaze really balances that salt and brings it all into delicious agreement. This year, I made the scones ahead and froze them (I use Williams-Sonoma's mini scone pan). I popped them out of the pan and gave them to friends, with a bit of the glaze, as gifts. Simply bake from frozen at 350F for 22-26 minutes. So, so good with coffee or tea for a civilized breakfast!Read more
recipe Orange Glazed Blueberry Scones
Emiko Portola Valley, CA 11-18-2009
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DEEEEEEELICIOUS
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

super easy, very moist, quick. made them with frozen blueberries...and sugar, buttermilk, and butter infused with lemon... (becuase we are lame college students and don't own a zester). YUUUUUMMMMM almost ate the whole batch in one sittingRead more
recipe Orange Glazed Blueberry Scones
Excell Nashville, TN 10-18-2009
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Great scones!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made it yesterday and they were amazing. I idid't have any oranges so I used lemons. I will keep on using this recipe
recipe Orange Glazed Blueberry Scones
Maria Herndon, VA 10-11-2009
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Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These were easy and quick to make. Used frozen blueberries and they were still fabulous. Make sure the batter is super wet... and just barely come together.Read more