July 16, 2010

Lemon Scones

-good morning sunshine!-

so i'll make this quick since we are literally on our way out the door to head down to ole Virginia for the weekend. i made these as a "good mornin' sunshine! - now these get oudda here." breakfast. aaaand they. are. delicious. i made these with my homemade butter and buttermilk, both of which made these guys super moist with a perfect crumb. add in the lemon zest and brown sugar for a hint of summer sweetness. oh and slather these babies with homemade blueberry jam (stay tuned for the next post..) and dudes - you will fall in love with mornings again.


LEMON SCONES

2/3c buttermilk
1egg
1 tbs lemon zest
2oz cold butter
2c flour
1tbs baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4c packed brown sugar

*preheat oven to 375F, line your cookie sheet w/ parchment
*in a small bowl combine the buttermilk, egg and lemon zest
*in a larger bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar
*quickly cut in the butter with your fingers or forks until the you have pea sized bits - a very coarse crumbs
*quickly stir in the buttermilk mixture until just combined - do not over stir!
*turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 6-8 times, quickly pat into 1/2" thick round
*place on your prepared sheet, cut into 8 wedges
*bake for 25 minutes until golden brown
*let cool then break into individual wedges

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