Lemon Scones - The Keep At Dwelling Chef

Our Lemon Scones are the right, simple do-it-yourself deal with and prepared in simply half-hour! Freshly squeezed lemon juice and zest make for a brilliant and tangy, not-too-sweet scone. Whether or not you’re grabbing one in your approach out the door within the morning or bringing them to brunch, these moist and flaky scones are a no brainer.

For extra scrumptious scone recipes, attempt our Blueberry Scones or our Cranberry Orange Scones.

Why Our Recipe

We use contemporary lemon juice and zest for a powerful lemon taste that shines by the dough and glaze.
Grated butter method simplifies the method, making it simpler to mix into the flour for completely flaky scones.
From mixing bowl to oven in simply quarter-hour—and prepared in 30!

Closeup of a Lemon Scone on a cookie sheet being drizzled on.

With step-by-step directions and our grated-butter methodology, this course of is made fast and straightforward, supplying you with moist and flaky scones each time. Utilizing a cheese grater or meals processor to chop the chilly butter into the flour is tremendous handy, saving you money and time as a result of we all know not everybody has a pastry cutter available.

Ingredient Notes

All-Objective Flour: All-purpose goes to be your go to. Also can use bread flour, however it should change the feel ever-so barely.
Sugar: Can cut back by half for those who would like a much less candy scone.
Chilly Butter: Can use a cheese grater (small aspect), meals processor, or pastry cutter. Place in freezer for quarter-hour earlier than grating to assist it grate into little items.
Heavy Cream: Provides richness to the dough, and when brushed on prime, helps the scones brown.
Lemon Juice: Recent is greatest! You need the lemon taste to shine by within the dough and glaze.
Lemon Zest: Freshly grated lemon zest is a should for brilliant, tangy taste. Keep away from the white pith, as it may be bitter.
Powdered Sugar: For a thicker glaze, add 1-2 tablespoons at a time till you attain your required consistency.

Glaze and Garnish

Drizzle with our do-it-yourself, lemon glaze. This glaze actually brings out the intense, lemon taste within the scone and appears fairly, too. We use a tablespoon of milk, however you possibly can go away it out for a extra skinny and tangy glaze.

Sprinkle contemporary lemon zest on prime for the completion.

Grating Butter vs. Pastry Cutter

Utilizing a cheese grater so as to add butter to your scone dough is a nifty little trick that may make the method easier and infrequently simpler than utilizing a pastry cutter. Grating the chilly butter produces small, uniform items that blend evenly and rapidly into the flour, which is essential to reaching the right flaky texture.

This methodology could be a actual time-saver and is particularly helpful for those who don’t have a pastry cutter. In actual fact, we like this methodology even higher than utilizing a pastry cutter as a result of it distributes the butter into the flour completely for simply the proper consistency and flakiness.

Closeup of a Lemon Scone on a marble platter.

Make-Forward Possibility

This dough freezes properly to be made afterward. Make the dough and minimize it into wedges, after which wrap it in parchment paper and seal it in a freezer bag. To make, thaw the dough and bake as directed.

Storage and Reheating Directions

Retailer leftover, baked scones in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as 1 week.

To freeze, wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Think about wrapping in a further layer of aluminum foil to stop freezer burn for longer storage. Seize-and-go when able to eat and let thaw at room temperature which is able to take about 2 to three hours.

Reheat particular person scones within the microwave on excessive in 10-second increments. Keep in mind that baked items heat rapidly within the microwave.