This Copycat Panera Bread Orange Scones recipe has a deliciously bright orange flavor and are the perfect breakfast option with a cup of tea or coffee. Panera’s orange scones are not only easy to make at home, but they are very affordable to make, and dare I say, better than the Panera version!

a panera orange scone on a white plate next to slices of an orange. — *How to Make Panera Orange Scones.*

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These crumbly scones offers a fresh orange flavor with just the right amount of sweetness from the sweet orange glaze, making them a family favorite of all ages! I’ll show you how to make this easy orange scone recipe step by step. Let’s bake!

The Players for Panera’s Orange Scones

Ingredients:

Flour – You’ll need all purpose flour for these flaky orange scones.
Sugar – Plain, granulated white sugar is all you’ll need.
Baking Powder – This will help make these scones rise and helps create a flaky and tender scone.
Salt – Using salt when baking helps balance out all fo the flavors together.
Butter – You’ll need some cold butter that is cut into cubes. You can use unsalted butter if you’d like!
Heavy Cream – To make our Panera scone recipe, you’l need room temperature heavy cream. Alternatively, you can use half and half.
Orange Juice – To taste the orange in these perfect scones, I recommend using orange juice concentrate. If you can’t find that at your local grocery store, feel free to use fresh orange juice.
Grand Marnier – For this orange scones recipe, using a orange liqueur like Grand Marnier, really elevates the bright citrus flavor. I also use grand marnier in my Overnight Creme Brulee French Toast Bake! As a substitute, you can use pure orange extract.
Orange Zest – Panera’s orange scones uses lots of fresh orange peel in both the scones and the glaze.
Powdered Sugar – To make the icing for these glazed orange scones, you’ll need some confectioners sugar.

Tools:

Pastry Cutter – Using a handheld pastry blender helps cut the butter into the dry ingredients of our scone batter. This will come in handy for other scone recipes such as these Starbucks Copycat Pumpkin Scones.
Parchment Paper – To bake our flaky scones, you’ll need either some parchment paper or some silicone baking mats.
Grater – To get the zest of the orange, you’ll need a microplane.You can also use the smaller side of a box grater if you’d like.

a scone on a white plate sitting on a blue striped kitchen towel. — *Copycat Panera Bread Orange Scones.*

How to Make Panera Orange Scones

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and place the oven rack in the middle of the oven. Line a cookie sheet with silicone baking mats or parchment paper. Set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

white flour being added to a glass mixing bowl. — *Add the flour to a mixing bowl.*

white sugar being added to the flour in a mixing bowl. — *Add the flour to a mixing bowl.*

Using a pastry cutter or two knives, cut in the cold cubed butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Alternatively, you can use a food processor to blend the butter with the flour mixture.

cold butter cut into small cubes for panera orange scones. — *Cut your cold butter into small cubes.*

a pastry cutter cutting the cubed butter into the dry ingredients. — *Cut your cold butter into small cubes.*

In a small bowl, combine the heavy cream, orange juice concentrate, Grand Marnier (or orange extract), and fresh orange zest together. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until moistened. The scone mixture will be slightly dry and crumbly.

wet ingredients for scone batter sitting on a black counter. — *Mix your orange juice concentrate with the heavy cream.*

grand marnier bottle being held in front of a mixing bowl. — *Mix your orange juice concentrate with the heavy cream.*

Cut the Scone Dough

Pour the scone mixture out onto a lightly floured surface or onto a large piece of parchment paper. Knead the dough about 5 times and form into a ball. Using your hands, pat the dough flat into a 9″-10″ circle, about 3/4″ thick. Cut the dough into an ‘X’ shape. Then cut into a ‘+’ sign, to create 8 triangle scones.

panera orange scone dough in a ball on a piece of parchment paper. — *Knead the dough into a ball.*

the dough being flattened into a disc to cut. — *Knead the dough into a ball.*

Place the unbaked scones onto your prepared baking sheet and bake the scones for 15 -17 minutes until golden brown. The scones should have crisp outer edges. Remove the scones to a wire rack and allow the scones to cool completely before icing. I like to place the parchment paper that the scones were baking on, under the cooling rack to catch any drips from the sweet orange glaze.

the panera orange scones being transferred to a cookie sheet. — *Place your cut dough disc onto prepared baking sheet.*

eight separate triangle scones on a baking sheet ready for the oven. — *Place your cut dough disc onto prepared baking sheet.*

For the sweet orange glaze, whisk the glaze ingredients together. Dip the scones down into the sweet glaze to coat. Alternatively, you can take a spoon, and spoon the icing over the tops of the scones. Allow the icing to firm before eating. Enjoy!

a large measuring bowl with the sweet glaze ingredients about to be whisked. — *Whsk together the glaze ingredients.*

a microplane holding orange zest about to be added to the measuring cup. — *Whsk together the glaze ingredients.*

Storage and Freezing Instructions

To store any leftover orange scones, place them into an airtight container or a plate wrapped with plastic wrap. They can be kept on the counter for up to 3 days.

If you would like to freeze these delicious scones, wrap your cooled scones tightly in plastic wrap and store them in a freezer bag.. Thaw the frozen scones at room temperature. You can keep these orange scones in the freezer for up to 3 months.

overhead view of a Panera orange scone on a cooling rack with two slices of oranges surrounding it. — *Copycat Panera Orange Scones Recipe.*

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panera orange scone on a plate with orange slices.

How to Make Copycat Panera Glazed Orange Scones

This Copycat Panera Bread Orange Scones recipe has a deliciously bright orange flavor and are the perfect breakfast option with a cup of tea or coffee. Panera's orange scones are not only easy to make at home, but they are very affordable to make, and dare I say, better than the Panera version.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Glazing Time 5

Total Time 30

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Servings 8 scones

Ingredients

Orange Scones

2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, cold & cubed (1 stick)
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 tsp grand marnier or orange extract
1 tsp orange zest

Orange Glaze

2 cups powdered sugar
5 tbsp orange juice concentrate, thawed
5-6 tbsp heavy cream
1 tsp orange zest

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and place oven rack in the middle of the oven.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the cold, cubed butter with a pastry cutter or a fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
In a small bowl, combine the heavy cream, oj concentrate, grand marnier (or orange extract), and orange zest together. Stir into the dry ingredients and mix until moistened. The scone mixture will be slightly dry and crumbly.
Pour the scone mixture out onto a floured surface or onto a large piece of parchment paper. Knead the dough about 5 times and form into a ball. Using your hands, pat the dough flat into a 9"-10" circle (about 3/4" thick). Cut the dough into an 'X' shape. Then cut into a '+' sign, to create 8 triangle scones.
Place the scones onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 15 -17 minutes until golden brown. Remove the scones to a wire rack and allow the scones to cool completely before icing.
For orange glaze, whisk the glaze ingredients together. Dip the scones down into the glaze to coat. Alternatively, you can take a spoon, and spoon the icing over the tops of the scones. Enjoy!

Notes

To Store: store leftover orange scones into an airtight container or a plate wrapped with plastic wrap. They can be kept on the counter for up to 3 days.

To Freeze: If you would like to freeze these delicious scones, wrap your cooled scones tightly in plastic wrap and store them in a freezer bag.. Thaw the frozen scones at room temperature. You can keep these orange scones in the freezer for up to 3 months.

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