Lemon-Buttermilk Scones

Submitted by gailanng

"Tea time!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons kosher salt (not table salt)
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cubed
• 1 cup whole buttermilk
• 1 large egg

• Drizzle

• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons whole buttermilk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Spray a cast-iron wedge pan with baking spray with flour.
2. For scones: In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, zest, and baking soda. Using a pastry blender or 2 forks, cut butter into flour mixture until crumbly. In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk and egg until smooth. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. (Dough will be wet.).
3. Turn out dough onto a heavily floured surface. Fold dough in half until it becomes comes together, 5 to 6 times. Pat or roll dough into a 1½-inch-thick circle. Cut dough into 8 wedges. Place wedges in wells of prepared pan.
4. Bake until golden brown, about 13 - 15 minutes.
5. For drizzle: In a small bowl, whisk confectioners’ sugar, buttermilk, and lemon zest and juice. Drizzle over warm scones. Serve immediately.