Glazed Lemon Ginger Scones Recipes

GLAZED LEMON SCONES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F
• Grease a large, heavy baking sheet (preferably not a dark one) and set it aside.
• Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a large mixing bowl.
• Add the lemon zest and toss the mixture with your hands.
• Using your fingertips, rub the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.
• Pour in the cream, the yolk, and the vanilla extract and use a fork to blend the liquids within the well.
• Then use a wooden spoon to combine all the ingredients, just until the dough holds together.
• Scrape the dough onto a flour-dusted surface and then, using floured hands, knead it gently three or four times to form a ball.
• Flatten the ball into a disk about 3/4-inch thick, then cut it as you would a pie into 8 wedges.
• Transfer the pieces to the baking sheet, leaving at least 1/4 inch between them.
• Brush the tops lightly with cream.
• Bake the scones in the center of the oven until golden brown, about 16 to 18 minutes.
• Allow them to cool on the sheet for a few minutes and then transfer them to a wire rack.
• While the scones continue to cool, make the glaze.
• Combine all the ingredients in a small mixing bowl and whisk them until the mixture is smooth.
• If necessary, you can thin the glaze with water, stirring in no more than 1/2 teaspoon at a time.
• When the scones have cooled for another 10 minutes, drizzle each one generously with glaze.

AMAZING LEMON SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix flour, white sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Cut in cold butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk milk, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, lemon zest, and vinegar in a small bowl and stir into flour mixture until moistened; turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Knead dough briefly for 5 or 6 turns. Pat or roll dough out into a 1 inch-thick round. Cut into 10 wedges and arrange on a baking sheet leaving 1 inch between each wedge.
• Bake in preheated oven until bottom edges are lightly tan, 11 to 14 minutes. Allow scones to cool for 15 minutes.
• While scones are cooling, stir confectioners' sugar, melted butter, 2 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice, and vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth. Stir water into sugar mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, until mixture is easily drizzled.
• Drizzle glaze over warm scones.

LEMON SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine 1/3 cup sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl and massage them together using your fingertips. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and whisk until well combined.
• Using the large holes of a box grater, grate frozen butter into dry ingredients; using a fork, toss together until butter shreds are coated. In a large measuring cup or medium bowl, whisk egg into 3/4 cup cream until well combined.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Using a fork, stir in cream mixture until just combined. (The dough should be crumbly; do not overwork.)
• Transfer dough to prepared baking sheet. Gather dough together and pat into a 7-inch circle. Cut into 8 wedges. Brush tops with remaining tablespoon of cream and sprinkle with remaining tablespoon of sugar. Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating sheet halfway through. Let cool then using a spatula, transfer scones to a wire rack to cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, whisk confectioners' sugar with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, adding more lemon juice by the 1/2 teaspoon as needed until it has a thick glaze consistency, similar to honey. Using a spoon, drizzle glaze over cooled scones; let sit for 15 minutes before serving.