Lemon Sugar Scones
Lemon sugar scones are light and tender, with a delicate and natural lemon flavor. Perfect for nibbling alongside your favorite cup of tea.
Do you know what the most rewarding part of having a recipe blog is? It’s when someone tells you that they’ve made your recipe and more than that, they loved it! This is one of the best feelings in the world. Serious warm fuzzies! Recently I had the pleasure of someone stopping me at the grocery store to tell me that they’d made my cranberry orange scones over the holiday. Not only that, but that her daughter in law, whom thought she hated scones, even loved them. It really made my day.
You know, I can understand people thinking they don’t like scones. Sometimes they get a bad rep. If you’ve ever had a dry, crumbly commercially made scone you know what I’m talking about.
However, homemade scones are completely different. Done right they are light and tender, slightly crisp around the edges, but moist and flavorful on the inside. They are one of my favorites and I even have a Pinterest board dedicated to only scones recipes!
Here are a few of my favorite scone recipes to try:
- Strawberry Lemon Scones
- Eggnog Scones
- Caramel Apple Scones
- Blackberry Cream Cheese Scones
- Instant Oatmeal Scones
Did you know that in different parts of the world scone is pronounced differently? Some pronounce it scone like rhymes with tone, while others pronounce scone as rhymes with gone.
I know that I just posted lemon crinkle cookies last week, but this time of year is great for baking with lemons. For one, lemons and other citrus are on sale! But also, I find lemon flavor cheerful and bright. Who doesn’t need a little cheer in the dead of winter?
Lemon Sugar Scones
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cup flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon lemon zest
- 3/4 cup cold butter (cut into small pieces)
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoons melted butter
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the first 6 ingredients. Add the butter and cut it in with a pastry blender or fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the milk and lemon juice. Stir until just moistened.
- Turn the mixture out onto a floured surface and knead the dough 4-6 times, just until the dry ingredients are well incorporated and the dough is easy to shape.
- Pat and shape into a round 1 inch thick and approximately 8 -9 inches in diameter. Cut into 10 wedges and place onto a baking sheet, separating the wedges slightly.
- In a small bowl, mix together the remaining melted butter, sugar, and lemon zest. Use a pastry brush to evenly brush the topping over each scone.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 14-16 minutes or until the bottom edges have lightly browned.
Nutrition
Helpful hint; While lemons and lemon juice don’t freeze well, lemon zest does. So when you have a recipe that calls for fresh lemon juice, go ahead and zest your lemon first and put it in the freezer. Then you’ll have it ready to go the next time a recipe calls for zest. One medium sized lemon will give you approximately 1 tablespoon of zest and a few tablespoons of lemon juice.
I made this recipe yesterday because it looked good even though I wasn’t sure we would enjoy them. But sometimes you see something that just looks too good not to try and these were just as yummy as they looked I would definitely bring these to a dinner
I’m surprised to see a scone baked at 350. I’m usually baking mine at 400-425.
scones freeze super well – in fact, I think their texture is improved if they are baked from frozen since the butter re-freezes in the dough and makes them even more moist and fluffy. With these, maybe freeze before glazing and then apply the glaze right before they go in the oven. I did not freeze them long (maybe 15 minutes), then applied the glaze and baked them. Delish! Very sweet, so next time I might add more lemon just to suit my personal tastes, but they were a hit with the kids! The glaze makes them extra crispy on the edges, which I love.
Can you makes these up the night before, refrigerate overnight, and bake in the morning?
Would these be nice with raisins?
Hmm, I don’t know that I’ve ever had raisins in something lemon flavored, so I can really say. If you try it, I’d love to hear your thoughts on it!
These were sooo yummy. I made them with my son this morning and we devoured them for breakfast. We had them again tonight for dessert. Yum yum! I would love to feature them on my website as a “pin win” if that is ok. I would track back to your site of course.
I’m so glad that you guys enjoyed them Amy! Please do include them in your pin wins and thanks for letting me know how much you liked them! It’s my favorite kind of comment to receive. 🙂
These were sooo yummy. I made them with my son this morning and we devoured them for breakfast. We had them again tonight for dessert. Yum yum! I would love to feature them on my website as a “pin win” if that is ok. I would track back to your site of course.
These were sooo yummy. I made them with my son this morning and we devoured them for breakfast. We had them again tonight for dessert. Yum yum! I would love to feature them on my website as a “pin win” if that is ok. I would track back to your site of course.
These were sooo yummy. I made them with my son this morning and we devoured them for breakfast. We had them again tonight for dessert. Yum yum! I would love to feature them on my website as a “pin win” if that is ok. I would track back to your site of course.
These were sooo yummy. I made them with my son this morning and we devoured them for breakfast. We had them again tonight for dessert. Yum yum! I would love to feature them on my website as a “pin win” if that is ok. I would track back to your site of course.
These were sooo yummy. I made them with my son this morning and we devoured them for breakfast. We had them again tonight for dessert. Yum yum! I would love to feature them on my website as a “pin win” if that is ok. I would track back to your site of course.
These were sooo yummy. I made them with my son this morning and we devoured them for breakfast. We had them again tonight for dessert. Yum yum! I would love to feature them on my website as a “pin win” if that is ok. I would track back to your site of course.
These were sooo yummy. I made them with my son this morning and we devoured them for breakfast. We had them again tonight for dessert. Yum yum! I would love to feature them on my website as a “pin win” if that is ok. I would track back to your site of course.