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Lemon Scones

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Lemon Scones are light and fluffy, bursting with lemon flavor! They are dipped in a lemon glaze that make these the perfect breakfast or snack.

Lemon Scones are light and fluffy, bursting with lemon flavor! They are dipped in a lemon glaze that make these the perfect breakfast or snack. | EverydayMadeFresh.com

I literally just realized that June is almost gone, and before you know it, it will be fall, and the holidays will be rushing in, and I’m just not ready for all of that quite yet. It’s probably because I am still sporting my winter “tan.” Ha! I may live in Florida, but at the moment, I certainly don’t look like it. We haven’t been to the beach but once, and the pool has been just yucky, because we let it go to swamp water this past fall, and it’s been giving us the worst time ever. Looking at my Facebook memories daily shows me that we’ve spent every freaking day in the pool from mid-May until current over the past like 5 years, and the girls and I are normally sun kissed by now.

The only sun kissing going on is my shins at the moment. Thanks to our little beach trip Sunday afternoon on Father’s Day, the sunscreen I grabbed was um, just a tad bit old, and that is what I chose to toss on my legs to use up, and let’s just say that it wasn’t a good idea. The rest of me got the new stuff, and I didn’t even get any sun. My skin is strange. For some reason, I get too much sun or none at all. I can never find a happy medium, unless I’ve been in the sun daily. It’s just weird. Anyway. I at least hope to look like I’m from here before the end of August, because if not, I will be the color on printer paper come next spring. Seriously.

Lemon Scones are light and fluffy, bursting with lemon flavor! They are dipped in a lemon glaze that make these the perfect breakfast or snack. | EverydayMadeFresh.com

Enough about tanning, let’s talk Lemon Scones, because that’s why you’re here anyways right?! I know I am! Haha.

I love making scones. They are so freaking easy to put together, and they are literally fail proof. Plus with just a few adjustments, you can come up with any flavor combination! Which make these perfect all year round. I even like scones more than I do muffins! Seriously.

The first scone I ever sank my teeth into was a Starbucks pumpkin scone, and I fell in love with the texture, and the flavors. I made a copy cat recipe from the Copy Cat recipe cookbook, and I have been making some sort of scone ever since. As a matter of fact, the same day that I made these, I also made another flavor, which I’ll be sharing very soon with y’all.

Lemon Scones are light and fluffy, bursting with lemon flavor! They are dipped in a lemon glaze that make these the perfect breakfast or snack. | EverydayMadeFresh.com

These Lemon Scones are perfect for breakfast, because they go great with a hot cup of coffee. Or they are perfect for a snack, because they go together with a glass of sweet tea! <— Oh and that sweet tea must be iced, if you are in my house. 🙂 I actually had one for breakfast, and finished my coffee before finishing my scone, so I poured myself a glass of tea, and I was like, um this so goes together because lemon and tea go together…right?! I mean I don’t like lemon in my own glass, but they do serve it up in restaurants that way. Do you like lemon in your tea? I actually prefer lemon in my water, but I’m not gonna say grab a glass of water and a Lemon Scone. That just don’t sound appetizing to me.

So about scones, like I said, I love them. Not only do I love them because they are simple to make, and super versatile when it comes to flavors, but I also like that 99% of scone recipes only make 8. Oh, and one more thing, scones aren’t too sweet. They have a nice balance, don’t ya think?

If lemon isn’t your thing, and I wouldn’t imagine why not, I have lot’s of other yummy scone recipes to try…Sweet and Tangy Orange Scones – Blueberry Lemon Scones – Vanilla Bean Scones – Peppermint Mocha Scones – Caramel Apple Scones – Caramel Apple Scones

Lemon Scones are light and fluffy, bursting with lemon flavor! They are dipped in a lemon glaze that make these the perfect breakfast or snack. | EverydayMadeFresh.com

Yield: 8 scones

Lemon Scones

Lemon Scones
Lemon Scones are light and fluffy, bursting with lemon flavor! They are dipped in a lemon glaze that make these the perfect breakfast or snack.

Ingredients

Scones

  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 stick butter, cubed and cold
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • lemon zest from one large lemon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Glaze

  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice, from the zested lemon
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees, line a pizza pan with parchment paper, and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, combine sugar and lemon zest and whisk together. Whisk in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  3. Add the butter to the flour mixture and mix until using a pastry cutter. Mix until it's a wet sandy texture.
  4. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and cream. Pour into flour mixture. Mix well, until combined. Drop dough onto floured surface and using hands, shape dough into a ball, making sure to fold in all
  5. Shape into a 7 inch circle and cut into 8 pieces. Place on prepared pan, and bake for approximately 15 minutes. Allow scones to cool completely, and prepare glaze.
  6. In a small bowl, combine all of the glaze ingredients and whisk until smooth. Dip the tops of the scones in and allow glaze to harden.
© Joanna
Lemon Scones are light and fluffy, bursting with lemon flavor! They are dipped in a lemon glaze that make these the perfect breakfast or snack. | EverydayMadeFresh.com

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  1. This does sound delicious with a hot cup of coffee in the morning. I’m thinking for afternoon a glass of COLD lemonade may work too – tea is good – but lemonade & a lemon scone…yum

  3. These scones look awesome! I love lemon. When I was a kid Mom used to make lemon merange pies for summer gatherings. They were so good!

  9. I hope you finally get some tan and just lay around the beach as much as you’d like while summer’s still here! I’ve been spending as much as I can in the sand too. These scones are pretty lovely! Perfect with your fave cup of coffee or tea!

  10. I love a good scone. These lemon scones would be perfect for my next brunch get together when I host it.

  12. It’s funny, I love scones and I buy them every so often, but I haven’t tried making my own. These sound so delicious and perfect to accompany a cup of tea.

  13. For me, lemon scones congure up happy memories. We had them daily while we were in London, with clotted cream and strawberries, and a pot of tea.

  14. I’m a chocolate lover but when it comes to desserts, lemon is the second one on my list. I love lemon pie, and lemon cookies! This recipe looks so yummy. Coffee + Lemon scones = perfect morning

  15. Wow, indeed time flies so fast! I started cooking an baking and it seems so good. I love looking out for some new recipes and I would love to try this out as well.

  16. I definitely love scones especially with a good cup of tea. I think these lemon scones are perfect for a summer afternoon while reading a good book! So easy to make too!

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