No fuss orange pecan scone

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups All purpose flour
½ cup Granulated sugar
4 teaspoons Grated orange rind
2 teaspoons Baking powder
½ teaspoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Salt
cup Butter
½ cup Orange juice
2 Eggs
¼ cup Chopped pecans

Directions

Makes 8-12 wedges Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 25-30 minutes This easy scone can be mixed and shaped, the put in the pan the night before, ready to be baked the next morning. Serve piping hot from oven.

Saving 1 tbsp of the sugar, combine the sugar, flour, orange rind, baking powder and baking soda and salt. Cut to resemble coarse crumbs. Beat together the orange juice and eggs (reserve 1 tbsp orange juice) and add to the dry mixture. Stir with fork until ingredients are just moistened. Spread dough in greased 9 inch round baking pan and brush with the reserved orange juice. Sprinkle with the reserved 1 tbps of sugar and all the pecans. Bake in a 400 F oven for 25-30 minutes. Let stand a few minutes before cutting.

Serve warm.

Origin: Homemaker's Nov/Dec 1994. Shared by: Sharon Stevens, July/95.

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