Copycat Panera Orange Scone Recipe (2024)

Copycat Panera Orange Scone Recipe: What if I told you that you can recreate one of their most beloved Panera menu items right in your own kitchen? Yes, I’m talking about those delectable copycat Panera orange scones. With a few key ingredients and some simple steps, you can have a batch of these mouthwatering scones ready to enjoy in no time. Get ready to impress your taste buds and your friends with our guide to making copycat Panera orange scones.

How to Make Copycat Panera Orange Scone Recipe

The perfect breakfast with a cup of tea. With just the right amount of sweetness and sweet orange glaze. This is a great copycat recipe! So, if this is your first time making this easy orange scone recipe you are going to enjoy the crisp outer edges, the bright orange flavor, and sweet glaze. This amazing recipe puts Panera scones to shame.

Panera’s orange scones have got nothing on these family favorite glazed orange scones. With the perfect amount of sweet citrus taste, this great recipe will always be my families #1 breakfast choice.

ORANGE SCONE INGREDIENT LIST-full recipe below in recipe card

• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• zest from one large orange
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 4 ounces cold cream cheese
• 6 tablespoons unsalted cold butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon orange extract

ORANGE GLAZE INGREDIENT LIST

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 4 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• orange zest of one large orange

ORANGE SCONE INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a medium mixing bowl add sugar and orange zest. Rub together with your fingers until fragrant.
3. Add to the flour, salt and baking powder. Whisk together with sugar mixture.
4. Place the cold cream cheese, butter and eggs into the bowl of a food processor (I used a 14 cup processor), add dry ingredients.
5. Pulse a couple times or until combined.
6. Pour in the milk, vanilla and orange extracts. Pulse to mix.
7. Remove dough from processor on a lightly floured surface.
8. Divide the scone dough in 2 equal pieces.
9. Form each ball of dough into a 6-inch disk.
10. Use a sharp knife to cut each disk into triangles.
11. Place on prepared baking sheet. Bake 15 minuets or until golden brown.
12. Lay a piece of wax paper under a wire cooling rack.
13. Move baked scones to the wire cooling rack. Spoon or dip orange glaze over cooled scones.

ORANGE GLAZE INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a small bowl add the sugar, orange juice, orange extract and orange zest.
2. Whisk until smooth.
3. Spoon glaze over cooled the perfect scones

Freeze and Bake Scones

How long can unbaked scones be frozen?

Keep unbaked scones in the freezer no longer then a month. After that, the integrity of the scones are compromised. The rise and moisture is not the same.

These scones are a bit smaller then the typical bakery scone. I like that….I get all the delicious flavor with not as many calories. If you want larger scones then form the dough into one large disk and cut into six wedges. Click here for 10 more recipes—->>>>SCONES.

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Yield: 16 Medium Scones

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Delicious light and fluffy scones packed with orange flavor.

Ingredients

For the Scones

• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• zest from one large orange
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 4 ounces cream cheese, cold
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon orange extract

For the Orange Glaze

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 4 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• orange zest of one large orange

Instructions

For the Orange Scones:

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a medium mixing bowl add sugar and orange zest. Rub together with your fingers until fragrant.
3. Add to the flour, salt and baking powder. Whisk together with sugar mixture.
4. Place the cold cream cheese, butter and eggs into the bowl of a food processor (I used a 14 cup processor), add dry ingredients.
5. Pulse a couple times or until combined.
6. Pour in the milk, vanilla and orange extracts. Pulse to mix.
7. Remove dough from processor on a lightly floured surface.
8. Divide the dough in 2 equal pieces.
9. Form each piece into a 6-inch disk.
10. Use a sharp knife to cut each disk into triangles.
11. Place on prepared baking sheet. Bake 15 minuets or until golden.
12. Lay a piece of wax paper under a wire cooling rack.
13. Move baked scones to the wire cooling rack. Spoon or dip orange glaze over scones.

For the Orange Glaze:

1. In a medium bowl add the sugar, orange juice, orange extract and orange zest.
2. Whisk until smooth.

Notes

Freeze to Bake Scones:

FREEZE: Make scones as directed and slice into triangles. Place triangles on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place flat in freezer until frozen solid. Put frozen scones in freezer safe zip top bags and label.

FROM FREEZER TO OVEN: Transfer frozen scones to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Preheat oven (the scones will thaw a bit while the oven heats. Bake the scones as long as the recipe calls for, adding a couple of minutes or so to the time to account for the scones being partially frozen. Add orange glaze as instructed.

STORING SCONES: Best Choice—Single layer in an airtight container. OR....if you choose to store them in multiple layers, add parchment paper between BUT FIRST....let the glaze harden.

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