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Come in and make yourself at home. I'm so happy to be able to share my recipes here with you.

I bake mostly cookies, quick breads, muffins and scones -- sometimes pie, sometimes cake, but nothing too fancy. I prefer simple recipes that call for ingredients that I already have in my kitchen.

These are the recipes I will share with you. They come from family and friends, magazine clippings saved through the years, favorite cookbooks, and other blogs.

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Michael Ann

Friday, November 18, 2011

Orange Poppy Seed Scones

Another great scone recipe from my Simply Scones cookbook.  Easy to make and delicious. Eat them plain or with a little butter or orange marmalade on top. You can leave them plain or drizzle them with a glaze made of powdered sugar and orange juice.

Makes 8 Scones

2-1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 -1/4 cup poppy seeds (I like less, you might like more.)
1 tsp cream of tartar
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, chilled (or use salted butter and omit the 1/2 tsp salt)
1/4 cup orange juice
1 large egg
1 tsp grated orange peel

Preheat oven to 375-F. Lightly butter a 10-inch-diameter circle in the center of a baking sheet.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, poppy seeds, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Cut the butter into 1/2-inch cubes and distribute them over the flour mixture. With a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. (Or grate the butter into the flour mixture. Much easier IMO.)

In a small bowl, stir together the juice, egg and orange peel. Add the juice mixture to the flour mixture and stir to combine. You might need to add a little more juice to make it all stick together.

With lightly floured hands, pat the dough into a 9-inch circle in the center of the prepare baking sheet. With a sharp knife (I use a pizza roller) cut the circle into 8 wedges.

Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the top is lightly browned and toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Serve warm or let cool to eat later.

Happy Baking!

5 comments:

  1. These look delicious, I love poppy seeds! Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend.

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  2. Mmmm... these look so yummy!
    I must try your recipe one day.

    Have a lovely Sunday!

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  3. Gorgeous!! I have never made scones. I guess this is an invitation to try....

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  4. These sound wonderful!! They would be great for Thanksgiving morning, I may have to try these. You always have the most lovely, yet simple recipes. What a nice place to visit, especially on a cold, wet morning! I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday!

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  5. I think I will try this one! Sounds easy enough for me and I love anything with poppyseeds!

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