Lemon Scones

  • Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
2C Flour1/3 C Sugar1 Tbsp Baking PowderFinely grated zest of 1 lemon3 Tbsp Cold unsalted butter cut 1/4 " pieces1 C Heavy Whipping Cream plus a little1 egg yolk, beaten slightly1/2 tsp Vanilla
Directions
heat oven to 400% Grease lg baking sheet and set aside

sift flour, sugar, baking powder into lg mix bowl. Add lemon zest and toss mix with hands

Using hands, rub butter into dry ingredients till mix resembles fine crumbs

make well in center of dry ingredients and pour in cream, yolk and vanilla; use fork to blend ligquids within well. then use wodden spoon to combine all ingredients, just until the dough holds

scrape the dough onto flour dusted surface and then using floured hands, knead it gently 3 or 4 times to form a ball. fatten ball into a disk about 3/4" thick, then cut it into 24 pie wedges. Transfere pieces to baking sheet, leaving at least 1/4 " between. brush tops lightly with cream.

bake scone in center of oven til golden brown, about 16-18 mins allow them to coll on sheet for a few mins then trransfere to wrie rack.

while the scones cont. to cool. make glaze

Serving Size: 24 pie shaped wedges

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MUDDSYANK.

Servings Per Recipe: 24
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 87.0
  • Total Fat: 3.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 19.8 mg
  • Sodium: 65.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 11.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
  • Protein: 1.6 g

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