Orange Breakfast Scones

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated orange rind
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/2 cup mandarin orange segments, chopped
• 1/2 cup dried sweetened cranberries, chopped
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons orange juice or mandarin orange liquid
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 400°F; combine flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, baking powder and orange peel in large bowl.

2. 2

   Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; stir in Mandarin oranges and cranberries.

3. 3

   Combine sour cream, egg, extracts and orange juice in small bowl; beat with wire whisk until smooth; stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until well mixed. (Mixture will be dry seeming.)

4. 4

   Spread into greased 9-inch round cake pan & sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.

5. 5

   Bake for 28 to 32 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and scone is lightly browned.

6. 6

   Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan then cut into wedges.