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These light and flaky Glazed Lemon Scones are bursting with lemony flavor and topped with a sweet sugar glaze for the perfect breakfast, brunch, or afternoon treat! The tartness of the lemon is balanced by the tender, flaky texture and a sweet sugar glaze brings it all together. Your family might not believe that you didn’t sneak out to a bakery to pick up these delectable treats…..
they are really that good, and simple to make!
How to make Glazed Lemon Scones:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and lemon zest together…..
Add the diced butter and cut it into the flour with a pastry cutter until it resembles course crumbs…..
Add the yogurt and lemon juice, stir to combine…..
Knead the dough a few times with your hands to combine, and flatten into a 7-inch circle.
Cut the circle in half vertically, then in half horizontally. Cut each quarter into two equal wedges. You should have 8 wedges when you are finished….
Place wedges on the prepared baking sheet…..
and bake for 15 to 18 minutes…..
Remove scones from the pan and place on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.
Whisk the powder sugar and lemon juice together in a small bowl. Drizzle over the scones…..
Allow the glaze to set and serve…..
Tangy, moist, and tender, who could ask for anything more out of a breakfast treat? 🙂
Notes:
- Each oven cooks differently so times are approximate.
- If you do not have Greek yogurt, substitute milk, sour cream or whipping cream.
- I live in the dessert so my flour and kitchen or very dry! If you live in a humid environment you may want to start with 2 Tablespoons of lemon juice and work your way up.
Here are some additional citrus breakfast treats for you to try:
Orange Sweet Rolls – Yummy!!
Blueberry Lemon Waffled Muffins – yep, pull out the waffle iron!
Tools used to make these Glazed Lemon Scones:
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Parchment Paper Sheets – no cutting!
Mini Whisk – they no longer sell the one I have, but this one looks really cool!
I might try Lemon Poppyseed next, or maybe Lemon-Blackberry. 🙂
Enjoy!!
Glazed Lemon Scones
Ingredients
For the Scones
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 Tablespoons lemon zest (about 2 medium lemons)
- 1/2 cup very cold unsalted butter (cut into pieces)
- 4 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt (I used Fage)
For the Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice (or more to reach desired consistency)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and lemon zest together.
- Add the diced butter and cut it into the flour with a pastry cutter until it resembles course crumbs.
- Add the yogurt and lemon juice, stir to combine.
- Knead the dough a few times with your hands to combine, and flatten into a 7-inch circle.
- Cut the circle in half vertically, then in half horizontally. Cut each quarter into two equal wedges. You should have 8 wedges when you are finished.
- Place wedges on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 15 to 18 minutes.
- Remove scones from the pan and place on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.
- Whisk the powder sugar and lemon juice together in a small bowl. Drizzle over the scones.
- Allow the glaze to set and serve
Notes
- Each oven cooks differently so times are approximate.
- If you do not have Greek yogurt, substitute milk, sour cream or whipping cream.
- I live in the dessert so my flour and kitchen or very dry! If you live in a humid environment you may want to start with 2 Tablespoons of lemon juice and work your way up.
Nutrition
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I have always wanted to try scones like these, I would be the only one to eat them, so I have hesitated.=, but I just might try them and put some in the freezer. I have your post featured on Friday Features Linkup this week and Pinned to share!!
Hope you’ll stop by and linkup again.
Hope you have a great weekend!
Karren~
All I can say is YUMMM! I’ve been in such a lemon mood lately it was hard to narrow down what exactly it was I wanted – as soon as I saw this recipe I knew I had to try it. Went together very quickly, maybe 5 minutes of work. They are light and fluffy with just the right amount of denseness to keep them moist. I will definitely make this again!