DOUBLE ORANGE SCONES WITH ORANGE BUTTER
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BATTER:
2 cups flour
2 ½ tsp baking powder
3 Tbs sugar
1 Tbs grated orange peel
1/3 cup butter
11 oz canned mandarin oranges, drained
¼ cup milk
1 large egg, beaten
1 Tbs sugar
ORANGE BUTTER:
¼ cup butter, softened
2 Tbs orange marmalade
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease cookie sheet.
2. Prepare batter: mix flour, baking powder, sugar and orange rind. Cut in butter to form coarse crumbs. Add oranges, milk and egg and then stir until mix leaves sides of bowl and forms
sticky dough. Flour hands and knead lightly 10 times.
3. Place on cookie sheet and pat into 6″ circle ¾” thick. Cut into 8 wedges and separate slightly. You may roll out dough on a floured board and cut with a floured biscuit cutter into smaller rounds. You may also sprinkle with one tablespoon of sugar.
4. Bake for 15-20 minutes or 10-12 minutes if dough was cut into smaller pieces.
5. Prepare orange butter: mix softened butter and marmalade and place in small serving bowl.
Serve with warm scones.
Servings: 8
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