Orange Coconut Scones Recipes

ORANGE COCONUT SCONES

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut in the butter until crumbly.
• Mix the yogurt, egg, and orange zest and add to the dry ingredients. Mix lightly till just combined.
• Pat dough out on a lightly floured surface into an 8-10″ circle. Cut into 6 wedges.
• Place scones about an inch apart on baking sheet lined with silpat or sprayed with non-stick spray.
• Bake at 400° for 13-15 minutes or till lightly browned.
• For glaze: Mix powdered sugar, orange juice, and zest till smooth. Drizzle over warm scones and sprinkle with toasted coconut.

AGGIE'S ORANGE COCONUT SCONES

Steps:

• Line a large baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone mat and set aside. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Sift the flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder into a large bowl. Cut the butter into small cubes and rub it into the flour with your hands. In a medium bowl, lightly beat the eggs, and then add the milk. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and mix it until just blended. Add 3 teaspoons of orange zest and lightly knead the dough. It is important to keep the kneading to a minimum, or the scones will be hard and as tough as nails.
• Put the dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll it to about a 1-inch thickness. Cut the scones with a 2-inch round fluted cutter, as closely as possible to avoid wasting dough. Put them on the prepared baking sheet, about 1-inch apart.
• In a small bowl, lightly beat the egg yolk and the remaining milk and brush this over the scone tops. In another bowl, mix the remaining sugar, coconut, and orange zest and sprinkle this evenly over the top of each scone. Bake the scones in the center of the oven until they have risen and are lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Cool the scones on a wire rack and then split them. Serve warm, with butter and honey.

ORANGE COCONUT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix 4 cups of flour, ¼ cup sugar, the baking powder, salt and orange zest.
• Add the cold butter and mix at the lowest speed until the butter is the size of peas.
• Combine the eggs and heavy cream and, with the mixer on low speed, slowly pour into the flour and butter mixture. Mix until just blended. The dough will look lumpy.
• Combine the coconut and ¼ cup of flour, add to the dough, and mix on low speed until blended.
• Dump the dough onto a well-floured surface and knead it into a ball. Flour your hands and a rolling pin and roll the dough ¾-inch thick. You should see small bits of butter in the dough. Keep moving the dough on the floured board so it doesn't stick.
• Flour a 3-inch round plain or fluted cutter and cut circles of dough. Place the scones on a baking pan lined with parchment paper. Collect the scraps neatly, roll them out, and cut more circles.
• If Using Egg Wash & Orange Coconut Topping:.
• Brush the tops of the scones with egg wash, sprinkle with orange-coconut topping, and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the tops are browned and the insides are fully baked. The scones will be firm to the touch. Allow the scones to cool for 15 minutes.
• If Using Orange Glaze:.
• Bake scones for 15 to 20 minutes, until the tops are browned and the insides are fully baked. The scones will be firm to the touch. Allow the scones to cool for 15 minutes. Combine confectioners' sugar, orange juice and orange zest. Drizzle over tops of scones.
• Serve warm, with butter and honey.