Prep
15 minBake
15-20 minsServes
8 to 10Difficulty
Easy About
Brighten your day with Tate & Lyle’s Zesty Lemon Scones, perfectly tangy and irresistibly fluffy for a delightful teatime treat.
Zesty Lemon Scones
Pre- heat oven to 220c, 200c Fan Gas Mark 7. Place the flour, baking powder, sugar and softened butter in a large bowl rubbing the butter in to form fine breadcrumbs.
Stir in the lemon zest, place the egg and milk in a measuring jug, and beat together. Add to the dry mix, keeping back a small amount to glaze the scones before baking. Mix together to form soft dough.
Turn onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to ½ inch in thickness. Cut into rounds with your chosen cutter.
Place the scones on a large baking tray lined with parchment leaving a little space in between, glaze and sprinkle with a little sugar on the tops.
Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until a lovely golden brown colour.
Remove from the oven and cool on a cooling rack.
Mix the icing sugar with the lemon juice to form the drizzle Once the scones are cool, Drizzle over each scone and sprinkle with the lemon zest. Enjoy with clotted cream and lemon curd to further enhance the zesty zing!
Ingredients – 7 items
1
Self raising flour
Baking powder
Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Cane Sugar
Unsalted butter
Lemon zest
Egg
Milk
For the glaze
Icing sugar
Lemon juice
Lemon zest
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