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Strawberry Orange Cream Scones with Dates

Tender, cream-rich scones studded with juicy fresh strawberries and chewy dates, brightened with orange and a crackly sugar top.

Strawberry Orange Cream Scones with Dates

Ingredients

  • 3 cups380 gAll-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup80 gGranulated sugardivided: 65 g for the dough, 15 g for the tops
  • 1 tbsp14 gBaking powder
  • ¾ tsp4 gSalt
  • ½ cup110 gUnsalted buttercold, cut into small cubes
  • 1¼ cups sliced200 gStrawberriesdiced small and patted dry
  • 4 dates90 gMedjool dates, pittedchopped
  • ¾ cup (180 ml)200 gHeavy creamcold, divided: 180 g for the dough, 20 g for brushing
  • 1 large50 gEggscold
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml)15 gOrange juice
  • 1¼ tsp5 gVanilla extract

Steps

  1. Dice the strawberries, pat them dry on paper towels and chill them in the freezer for 15 minutes while you prepare the rest, so they hold their shape.
  2. Heat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, the first portion of the sugar (65 g), the baking powder and the salt.
  4. Add the cold butter cubes and rub them into the flour mixture with your fingertips until pea-sized pieces remain.
  5. Toss the chilled strawberries and the chopped dates into the flour-butter mixture until coated.
  6. In a small bowl, whisk most of the cream (180 g), the egg, the orange juice and the vanilla.
  7. Pour the cream mixture over the dry ingredients and stir gently with a fork just until a shaggy dough forms.
  8. Turn the dough onto a floured surface, divide it in half and pat each half into a 7-inch round about 1 inch thick; cut each round into 6 wedges.
  9. Set the wedges on the baking sheet, brush the tops with the remaining cream (20 g) and sprinkle with the remaining sugar (15 g). Chill for 15 minutes.
  10. Bake 18–22 minutes, until golden and a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
  11. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes before serving.

Food safety: Don't taste raw dough or batter: raw flour and raw eggs can carry germs.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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