Mickey Cranberry and Orange Scones

Mickey Cranberry and 

Orange Scones

Written by: Christine | November 20, 2022

Ingredients:

          2 C. all-purpose flour

½  C. Sugar

2 ½ tsp. baking powder

½  tsp. salt

½ tsp. cinnamon

3 tsp. orange zest 

½ C. frozen unsalted butter

½ C. cold buttermilk

1 large egg

½ tsp. vanilla extract

1 vanilla bean

1 cup fresh cranberries

½  cup (120g) confectioners’ sugar

1-2 Tbsp.  fresh orange juice

Directions:

1.      Preheat oven to 400°F

2.      Split the vanilla bean with a sharp knife. Scrape the seeds from the bean. In a small bowl, rub the sugar, vanilla seeds and orange zest together until fragrant and combined

3.      Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon together in a large bowl.

4.      Grate the frozen butter using a cheese grater or the grater attachment on your food processor. Add it to the flour mixture and combine your fingers until the mixture comes together in pea-sized crumbs.

5.      Whisk the buttermilk, egg and vanilla extract together in a small bowl. Pour into a well in the dry mixture. Use a wooden spoon and then your hands to mix until almost combined, add in cranberries.

6.      Pour onto a floured surface and with floured hands, work dough until you can press into an 8 by 8 square. Flour your Mickey cutter and cut out Mickeys. Place on a parchment lined sheet pan. I got about 13 small-medium scones.  

7.      You can brush the scones with cream and sprinkle with sanding sugar if you like.

8.      Bake for about 16-18 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Remove from the oven and cool on pan for 5 minutes. Move to a rack to cool completely.

9.   Whisk the freshly squeezed orange juice and vanilla into the powdered sugar. Add more sugar or juice to reach desired texture. Drizzle using a fork over scones. ENJOY!