Strawberry Scones with Lemon Glaze
A sweet strawberry scone with lemon glaze is a nice morning treat with a cup of coffee.
Servings: 8 scones
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons cold butter cut into 1/4-inch cubes
- 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream divided
- 1 cup frozen unsweetened strawberries sliced
Glaze
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
- 1 tablespoon 2% milk
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in cubed butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1 1/4 cups heaving whipping cream just until moistened. Fold in strawberries. Turn dough out onto a floured surface; knead 10 times.
- Pat into a 9 x 7-inch rectangle. Cut in half horizontally. Cut each half into four rectangles; separate an place on a greased (or Silpat lined) baking sheet. Brush with the remaining heavy whipping cream.
- Bake 25 - 30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack and cool for 5 minutes.
- For the glaze: In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, melted butter and milk; drizzle over warm scones.
- Serve warm.
Notes
Recipe printed with permission from Taste of Home Simple & Delicious Cookbook
Nutrition
Serving: 1scone
