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Pistachio Scones

A pistachio scone recipe with white chocolate, cranberry, and an orange glaze!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 scones
Calories: 464kcal

Ingredients

For the scones

  • 2 cups (240 g) all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter cold, and cut into small chunks
  • 1/2 cup pistachios chopped
  • 1/2 cup fresh cranberries cut in half
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the glaze

  • 1 cup (120 g) confectioners sugar
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 400F degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together your flours, baking powder, and salt. Add the chilled butter pieces and with a pastry blender cut the butter into the flour mixture until the largest piece of butter is the size of pea. Toss in the pistachios, white chocolate chips, and fresh cranberries and stir to combine.
  • Make a well in the middle of your flour and butter mixture. Pour the heavy cream and vanilla in the well. Stir to combine.
  • Transfer to a well-floured surface. Sprinkle a little flour over the dough. Pat the dough into a 7-inch square, about 1 inch high. Cut into 8 triangles, or use a biscuit cutter to cut dough circles out.
  • Bake for 15 minutes until they are lightly golden around the edges. Cool in the pan for one minute, and transfer to a cooling rack. Allow to cool and set up before digging in, or at least try to let them cool a little bit!
  • Make the glaze: Combine the powdered sugar and orange juice. Adjust consistency if needed. Drizzle on cooled scones.

Notes

  • You want to make sure to use cold ingredients. Especially the butter. You want chunks of butter that doesn't get incorporated to help create a light and fluffy scone.
  • And don't overwork the dough which can create gluten and create a tough scone on you in the end. So be gentle! 
  • Do not use a mixer for these, just a pastry cutter and a spatula will work to bring the dough together!
  • Scones are easy to make, but if you find stirring the dough together a bit tricky and some the flour refuses to combine, don't be afraid to get in there with your hands. They are after all your best tools in the kitchen. You want the dough a little damp and sticky, so they aren't dry hockey pucks, but if the dough it too sticky sprinkle with a little extra flour and they should come together in a snap.
Adapted from Smitten Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 464kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 170mg | Potassium: 327mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 696IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 122mg | Iron: 2mg