FRESH ORANGE SCONES
Ingredients
- ▢1-¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ▢6 tablespoons Monkfruit Sweetener (or your favorite 0 calorie sweetener)
- ▢2 teaspoons baking powder
- ▢½ teaspoon baking soda
- ▢¼ teaspoon salt
- ▢¼ cup cold butter
- 1 medium orange
- ▢½ cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- ▢1 egg
- ▢½ teaspoon orange extract (optional)
- ▢8 teaspoons low-sugar orange marmalade
- ▢Powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F degrees. Line a baking sheet with Silpat liner or light grease with non-stick baking spray.
- Whisk together flour, sweetener, baking powder, baking soda and salt in mixing bowl. Cut cold butter into flour mixture until it turns to crumbles using a fork or pastry blender.
- In a separate small bowl, add 1 tablespoon of grated orange zest and ¼ cup fresh squeezed orange juice. Add yogurt, egg and orange extract (if using) and whisk until thoroughly combined.
- Pour wet orange mixture into flour mixture and stir just until combined.
- Place dough on clean surface that has been lightly floured. Coat fingers with flour and lightly knead bread 3 or 4 times, just until it comes together.
- Form dough into approximately 8-inch round and 1-inch thickness. Using a sharp knife, cut dough into 8 wedges, placing each one on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake until tops turn golden, approximately 12 to 14 minutes.
- Remove from oven and immediately brush tops of scones with 1 teaspoon marmalade each.
- If desired, just before serving you can lightly dust scones with powdered sugar.
- Store leftover scones in an airtight container. If kept in the refrigerator, gently warm in toaster oven or microwave before serving.
