Honey Orange Scones

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Originally uploaded by lesliegardner.

2-1/4C all purpose flour (I used whole wheat)
coarsely grated peel of 2 lg oranges
2t baking pwd
1/4t baking soda
1/2t salt
3/4C cold butter, cut into 12pc
1/2C OJ (I squeeze this from the oranges whose peels I'm grating)
1/3C orange-blossom honey (the plastic bear kind works fine too)
2t vanilla

preheat to 400

Food Processor method:
place flour, organge peel, baking pwd, baking soda and salt in bowl fitted w/metal chopping blade, process 5 sec. Add butter. Process in quick pulses until mixture is coarsely chunky - this takes only about 5 or 6 pulses in my machine.
stir together OJ, honey and vanilla. w/machine off, add liquid. process in quick pulses only until dry ing. are moistened. Do not overprocess. Here, I just give it a start and then mix the rest together on the counter. It also works well to dump the dry into a bowl and mix in the wet w/a spoon. It's really important not to overwork the dough or they get tough.
Turn out dough (which will be quite moist) onto a generously floured work surface. flour your hands and gently press dough together, patting into an 8" circle. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 wedges, flouring knife between cuts if necessary.
Place wedges 2" apart on a greased baking sheet (I use a pizza stone). Bake 12-15 min or until dk golden brown. Lightly brush or drizzle hot scones w/honey.

If you don't have a food processor, the only difference is to cut in the butter with two knives or a pastry cutter.