Orange Almond Scone Biscuits| Soft and Flaky Scones Biscuit
Orange flavoured light and flaky biscuits made with wheat flour preferably served with a cup of hot tea at evening time.
Ingredients
- 1 & ½ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tbsp milk powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 80 gm chilled butter
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 50 ml toned milk
- ¼ cup almonds flakes
- 1 tbsp brown sugar for sprinkle on the top
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add whole wheat flour, jaggery powder, Baking powder, milk powder and salt. Mix them nicely.
- Now add cold butter and rub gently with the flour mixture. Till it becomes a breadcrumb-like consistency.
- Then add almond flakes and orange zest, mix it.
- Add milk gradually to the mixture to make a crumbly dough. Don't add more milk.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven at 200 degrees Celcius for 10-12 minutes.
- Now divide the dough into two parts. Roll each part into a 3-4 inch circle.
- Place one circle over the other and roll them into a big circle with 1/2 inch thickness.
- Cut it into the desired shape with the help of a cookie cutter.
- Place the biscuits on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Apply some milk on the biscuits and sprinkle little brown sugar on them.
- Bake them at 200 degrees Celsius for about 13-15 minutes.
- Take it out from the oven and let them cool completely.
- Serve with a hot cup of tea or milk. Leftover can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
- They stay best for up to 4-5 days at room temperature.
Notes
1. The dough of traditional scones are on a wetter side but, these scone biscuits dough should be on the drier side.
2. Do not knead the scone dough just combine. Otherwise, gluten will develop and, they do not become light and flaky.
3. Butter should be very cold before adding to the mixture.
4. I have used jaggery powder that can be replaced with other sugar types like brown sugar, white sugar, khandsari sugar or coconut sugar.