Amazing Cranberry Orange White Chocolate Scones

If you like the tangy plumpness of cranberries you are going to love these tender scones. The orange zest provides a subtle brightness and the white chocolate chips a welcomed sweetness.

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Amazing Cranberry Orange Scones

Recently, we've made these scones for a virtual cooking class. It was a sold-out class, which means that I'm not the only one who loves a good scone. These particular ones have a lovely flavor due to the combination of cranberries, orange, vanilla, and white chocolate. They were a success, hence, a post to record an awesome recipe.

The preparation of Amazing Cranberry Orange Scones

• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Toss in cubed butter, and work it with a pastry blender. Then, add the grated zest and stir.
• Whisk the egg and cream together with the vanilla in a small bowl, then add to the flour mixture, gently mixing with a fork.
• Before it is fully blended, add the cranberries and the white chocolate chips and blend to combine.

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• Pour the dough onto a surface and gently shape it into a ball. Don’t overmix.
• Next, pat it down, then with a sharp knife cut into 6 wedges.
• Brush with egg wash or cream and sprinkle with cane sugar.

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• Lastly, bake in the preheated oven, until firm and golden, about 25-30 minutes.
• Transfer to a cooling rack.

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Some helpful scone tips:

• mix the dry ingredients together: flour, baking powder, sugar and a pinch of salt
• use very cold butter, cubed or shaved, and work it into the flour with a pastry blender (or your fingertips) until it resembles a fine crumb
• lightly beat the egg and the cream before adding to the dry ingredients, so you don't have to mix too much
• do not overwork the dough
• arrange your scone wedges close to one another, not touching, on a parchment-lined baking sheet before baking (this will ensure they rise upwards, not outwards).

So many variations!

We have quite a few scone recipes on the blog, some with fruit and chocolate, a lemon and ginger one, some with ricotta, or roasted fruit and chocolate, and many others. Just type scones in the search bar and get inspired.

Here, you could omit the white chocolate in the batter, we've made them often without, or, you could add an orange glaze. Also, you could melt the white chocolate and drizzle it on top of the scones when they are fully cooled. Either case, you are going to love their tender, moist but not cakey texture.

Can I freeze scones?

As a matter of fact, we always freeze some, since there is only two of us. We individually wrap in plastic the scones we want to freeze. We place them in a ziplock bag and into the freezer. When we want to use them, we defrost overnight and warm in the toaster oven in the morning. Just as good as freshly baked.

These Amazing Cranberry Orange White Chocolate Scones will make your weekend breakfast a little more special. Serve them slightly warm with a cup of coffee or tea, and some jam or butter on the side.

Enjoy!

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