Feta Blood Orange Scones with Minted Blood Orange Whipped Butter

Ingredients

Feta Blood Orange Scones

• 2
  
  cups unbleached all purpose flour
  
• 3
  
  tablespoons sugar
  
• 1
  
  tablespoon baking powder
  
• up to 1/2
  
  teaspoons salt (depending on how salty your feta is)
  
• 1/3
  
  cup butter, cold and cut into pieces
  
• 1/2
  
  cup milk
  
• 1/4
  
  cup blood orange juice
  
• 3
  
  ounces feta cheese, block form-drained and cut into pieces
  
• 1
  
  tablespoon yogurt
  
• 
  
  zest of 1 blood orange
  
• 
  
  extra sugar to sprinkle on top of scones before baking
  

Minted Blood Orange Whipped Butter

• 1
  
  stick unsalted butter, softened
  
• 3
  
  tablespoons maple syrup
  
• 1
  
  tablespoon blood orange juice
  
• 
  
  zest of 2 blood oranges
  
• 1
  
  teaspoon chopped mint
  
• 
  
  tiny pinch of salt
  

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400F
2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a food processor and then add butter and pulse until it’s the texture of very coarse sand
3. Add the milk and pulse to combine. Then add in the blood orange juice, feta cheese, yogurt, and blood orange zest and pulse until dough forms into a sticky ball.
4. Press into a 1 inch disk on a floured surface, sprinkle and then press coarse sugar on top. Place on a cookie sheet line with a Silpat or parchment paper. Cut into 8 triangles and separate. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Let cool and serve with butter.
5. Combine all butter ingredients in a food processor or with hand held mixer until fluffy. Serve with scones.