In my house, dairy is an important part of our diet. From serving milk at our meals to eating yogurt for snack, dairy is one of our favorite ways to get our daily calcium and load up on protein. When I was asked to join the REAL® Seal Dairy Divas, a network of bloggers sharing their love of dairy, I knew it was a perfect fit. The REAL® Seal provides individuals and families with a guarantee that they are buying genuine U.S.-made dairy products. Today, more than 350 companies use the REAL® Seal on more than 10,000 products! To kick off this partnership, my first post features a favorite family recipe with dairy. I discovered these Cranberry Orange Scones with Orange Butter more than a decade ago and they became a treasured recipe.
When I looked in my fridge to gather ingredients, I realized right away that my dairy products displayed the REAL® Seal.
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Since this recipe requires combining a flour mixture with cold butter to create coarse crumbs, I highly recommend cutting the butter into small cubes to make this job easier. If you have a pastry blender it is ideal, but one or even two forks can get the job done.
If you want larger scones, you can pat your dough into an 8 inch circle and cut into 10 wedges. I prefer to get 12 scones from this recipe so I pat my dough into a 9 inch rectangle.
I then cut my dough into 3 inch sections and each square in half again until I get four wedges from each section.
Brushing with milk and sprinkling a coarse sugar on top will make your scones really sparkle!
While the orange butter isn’t necessary, it really makes this recipe stand out. As we often say in my house, “Butter makes everything better!”This orange butter tastes so good, you could eat it by itself. You wouldn’t believe it is only two ingredients!
If you’ve never tried making scones before, they aren’t as hard as you might think. You don’t even have to pull out your mixer! (Bonus, right?)
No other scone recipe I’ve tried even comes close to being as good as this one! Give it a try. You won’t be disappointed!
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅓ cup cold REAL® Seal butter, cut into small cubes
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- ¼ cup orange juice
- ¼ REAL® Seal half and half cream
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon REAL® Seal milk
- 2-3 tablespoons turbino sugar
- ½ cup REAL® Seal butter, softened
- 2 to 3 tablespoons orange marmalade
- In medium bowl combine flour, sugar, orange peel, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
- Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs using a pasty blender (or fork) and set aside.
- In small bowl combine cranberries, orange juice, cream and egg.
- Add to flour mixture and stir until soft dough forms.
- On a floured surface gently knead 6-8 times.
- Pat dough into a rectangle that is 9 inches long.
- With a sharp knife, cut rectangle into three even parts the long way, 3 inches wide.
- Slice each three inch section again in half and then each square in half again so you get 12 triangular wedges total.
- Separate wedges and place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet. (Ungreased will also work.)
- Brush with milk and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Combine softened butter with orange marmalade.
- Serve with warm scones.
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Janet W. says
May 26, 2015 at 12:12 pmThese look delicious! I bet my family would enjoy these, too!
Elisabeth says
May 26, 2015 at 12:51 pmMy brother-in-law is really into making scones.. I’ll share this recipe with him!
shelly peterson says
May 26, 2015 at 5:13 pmI have never had a scone before but have always wanted to try one. I should try making this recipe, the orange butter looks really good too.
Nicole Dziedzic says
May 26, 2015 at 6:02 pmWhat a yummy flavor! Cranberry Scones and orange butter sound so delicious, perfect treat with a cup of tea. These are a must try, adding to my list.
courtney b says
May 27, 2015 at 12:34 amnothing better then a chocolate chip scone with a big cup of coffee!!
Thank you! xoxoxxo
Sarah L says
May 27, 2015 at 12:37 amI’m not fond of scones but I’ll be making the orange butter. Yum!
Cheryl says
May 27, 2015 at 1:40 amCranberry and orange are such a delicious combination.
Dandi D says
May 27, 2015 at 6:51 amThese look really good–I’m going to have to make them for breakfast soon.
ColleenMarie says
May 27, 2015 at 9:01 amYummy and easy, perfect for these lazy summer mornings coming up!
CR Williams says
May 28, 2015 at 3:22 pmThis looks so yummy would love to try this.
Petro @ The Seaman Mom says
June 1, 2015 at 8:02 amI love all the ingredients and have them in my pantry. I guess I have no choice but to make this delicious scones now 🙂
Fotini Roman says
June 2, 2015 at 8:20 pmThese look and sound fantastic!! Stopping by from Ginger Snap Crafts! Pinned and can’t wait to try!
Dana Rodriguez says
June 3, 2015 at 6:39 pmI have never had scones.These look so good!
Tianna says
June 4, 2015 at 11:16 amthese look so delicious! I love scones 🙂 thanks for sharing!
Amy Orvin says
June 4, 2015 at 12:44 pmThis would make a great breakfast item. I love it!
Danielle says
June 6, 2015 at 1:05 pmYum, yum! Those look quite tasty! Thanks for sharing with Idea Box.
James Robert says
June 7, 2015 at 7:12 amNot sure if I tried making these they would turn out for me or not. They really look great though
laurie murley says
June 8, 2015 at 6:28 amthis sounds like a great recipe and I would love to try it for my family
Richard Hicks says
June 8, 2015 at 8:50 amI like scones and this recipe looks like a winner!
Shakeia Rieux says
June 8, 2015 at 3:01 pmI would love to make this for my family.I know they will enjoy this especially with the orange butter.
Jerry Marquardt says
June 8, 2015 at 11:26 pmI love this very delicious recipe so much, I pinned it on Pinterest. Thanks for sharing it, now it’s up to me to make it.
Robin W says
July 6, 2015 at 7:21 pmI’ve had scones before, but I have never tried to make them. This looks awesome and that orange butter is to die for!! I might get froggy and make these Sunday.
Dandi D says
July 18, 2015 at 10:45 amThese would be perfect for a summer breakfast or brunch.
Rosie says
December 9, 2016 at 9:34 amYou are lucky to have found this 10 years ago! I have made scones since I was a little one, a long time ago. I also love flavored butters, and oh wow, I’m excited to make this. And I do think one reason I like making scones is yes, no mixer! Yea!