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Zesty Lemon Scones

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Prep

15 min

Bake

15-20 mins

Serves

8 to 10

Difficulty

Easy

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Brighten your day with Tate & Lyle’s Zesty Lemon Scones, perfectly tangy and irresistibly fluffy for a delightful teatime treat.

made using

Golden Caster

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Zesty Lemon Scones

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Turn onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to ½ inch in thickness. Cut into rounds with your chosen cutter.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until a lovely golden brown colour.

Step 6

Remove from the oven and cool on a cooling rack.

Step 7

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

Serving

1

Flour

Self raising flour

375 g
Baking-powder

Baking powder

1 tsp
Fairtrade Golden Caster

Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Cane Sugar

40 g
Butter

Unsalted butter

75 g
Lemon-zest

Lemon zest

2
Eggs

Egg

1
Milk

Milk

170 ml

For the glaze

Fairtrade Cane Icing Sugar

Icing sugar

5 tbsp
Lemon-juice

Lemon juice

2/3 tsp
Lemon-zest

Lemon zest

1

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