By: Ishrak Ramzan
Ingredients for the Scones:
- 3 cups of all purpose flour
- ⅓ cup of white sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons of baking soda
- ⅓ teaspoon of salt
- ¾ cups of cold butter, diced
- 9 tablespoons of milk
- 2 ½ teaspoons of lemon zest*
- 3 tablespoons of lemon juice
- 1 ½ teaspoons of vinegar
Ingredients for the Lemon Glaze
- 2 cups of confectioners’ sugar
- ⅓ cup of melted butter
- 2 ½ teaspoons of lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract
*3 lemons should provide more than enough zest and juice for this recipe
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Once the dry ingredients are well incorporated, add in the diced butter, and mix it into the dry ingredients until everything has been combined and the consistency is similar to that of large crumbs.
- In another smaller bowl, whisk together the milk, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vinegar. Once this is done, slowly stir this mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients.
- Generously flour a work surface and then place the dough onto the floured surface. Knead the dough and feel free to add flour as needed to prevent stickiness.
- Once the dough has been adequately needed, to the point where it is well integrated with itself and there aren’t major splits anywhere, roll it out into a circle that is roughly 1 inch thick.
- Cut the dough into 6-10 wedges; place parchment paper over a baking sheet and then place the wedges on the baking sheet, leave roughly 1 inch between the wedges.
- Bake the wedges in the preheated oven until the bottoms are golden brown, which should take roughly 11-14 minutes. Once they are done, take them out of the oven and transfer them to a cooling rack or plates to cool. Let them cool for around 15 minutes.
- As the scones cool, use this time to prepare the glaze. Mix the confectioners’ sugar, melted butter, lemon juice, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Slowly add water to the mixture to make it thinner until it has reached a consistency you prefer.
- Dip the scones into the lemon glaze.
- Enjoy!