Blueberry Orange Ricotta Scones Recipes

BLUEBERRY ORANGE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Line a baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone mat, and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and zest.
• Add the butter and, using a pastry cutter, fork, or your fingertips, work it into the mixture until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs. You may also use a food processor.
• In a separate bowl or jug, whisk together the egg, heavy cream, and vanilla until combined. Add to the flour mixture and gently mix in to form a soft dough. Do not overmix. Gently fold in the blueberries.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and shape into an 8-inch round disc. Transfer to the prepared baking tray, cut into 8 wedges, and pull the triangles slightly away from one another.
• Lightly brush each scone with heavy cream, then bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until lightly golden and cooked through. Allow to cool on the baking tray for 5 - 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool slightly whilst preparing the glaze.
• Whisk together the icing sugar, and orange juice until smooth and slightly runny. Add more juice if the glaze is too thick, or more icing sugar if too runny. Drizzle over warm or room temperature scones, and enjoy!

HONEY GLAZED ORANGE BLUEBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and lightly grease a baking sheet.
• If using frozen berries, defrost before baking. The recipe might still work with fully frozen berries but I haven't tested it out yet. So defrost 'em or simply grab a carton of fresh berries!
• In a large mixing bowl, stir together dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Cut in the butter with a pastry cutter. I don't own one so I minced the chilled butter into small cubes and then cut into the flour mixture using a pair of sharp knives. You can also easily grate the butter into the flour using a box/cheese grater.
• Add your orange zest.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together your egg, milk, yogurt and vanilla.
• Use a fork to move the flour mixture to the sides of the bowl, making a hole in the middle, then pour the egg mixture into the center.
• Stir until just moistened, then carefully fold/knead in blueberries. Some will remain whole and some may smush into oblivion, blueberries have a mind of their own. At this point the mixture will probably seems fairly dry, which is absolutely what we're going for here! If needed, add a tablespoon of milk to moisten and knead for 3-4 strokes in the bowl.
• Grab a sheet of parchment paper and lightly sprinkle with flour to prevent sticking.
• Gently knead your dough until smooth, trying not to exceed 12-15 total strokes if possible. Shape into a 7 inch circle on your baking sheet and cut into wedges.
• Glazing pre-baking will give you a crusty-crunchy-sweet outer layer to your scones. If you prefer them softer on top add the glaze after baking. Or you can go nuts and add some before and a little extra after. I might be guilty of the latter. Love it so.
• If you've decided to add your glaze prior to baking, add a light drizzle to the scones and sprinkle each with a teeny bit of sugar.
• Bake at 400F for 15-20 minutes, until golden, using a toothpick to test the center.
• Move to a wire rack to cool and enjoy! They're fabulous straight from the oven or cooled to room temperature.
• In case you actually wind up with leftovers, wrap tightly with saran wrap and store at room temperature for up to four days. They're great for grab-and-go breakfasts and snacks!

ORANGE GLAZED BLUEBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• 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 the orange glaze.
• 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.

ORANGE BLUEBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 Line a jellyroll pan with foil; coat with cooking spray.
• Combine flour , sugar, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
• With a pastry blender or 2 knives cut in butter and 1 tsp of the zest until well combined.
• Stir in buttermilk and egg white until a soft dough forms.
• Gently stir in blueberries.
• With Moist hands transfer dough to a floured surface and shape into a 8 in round.
• Cut into wedges and place 2 inches apart on pan.
• Bake 8-12 minutes or until golden brown
• Cool Completely.
• In a small bowl combine the confectioners sugar with 1/2 tsp zest and 1- 2 tbsp water stir until smooth .
• Drizzle over scones.