Description
Delight your taste buds with these Strawberry Scones topped with a zesty Lemon Glaze. Perfect for a sweet breakfast or a lovely snack, these scones are bursting with juicy strawberries and citrus flavors.
Ingredients
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Dough:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (cut into cubes)
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh strawberries
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
Lemon Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add strawberries: Gently fold in chopped strawberries.
- Combine wet ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together cream, vanilla extract, and egg. Pour into dry ingredients and stir gently.
- Shape and bake: Turn dough onto a floured surface, shape into a circle, cut into wedges, and bake for 16–18 minutes until golden.
- Make glaze: Whisk together powdered sugar, lemon juice, and zest until smooth.
- Glaze and serve: Drizzle glaze over warm scones and let set before serving.
Notes
- Keep butter and cream cold for best results.
- Freeze unbaked scones for later use, adjusting bake time accordingly.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 scone
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
