Yield: 12 scones

Lemon Poppy Seed Scones

Lemon Poppy Seed Scones
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 29 minutes

Ingredients

For the scones:

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar, plus more to sprinkle on top
  • 3 tablespoons poppy seeds
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 lemons, zested
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 stick of chilled unsalted butter, grated or cut into small pieces
  • 1 medium egg
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

For the glaze:

  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Instructions

For the scones:

  1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees, and position your baking rack in the top third of your oven.
  2. Mix flours, sugar, poppy seeds, baking powder, baking soda, lemon zest, and salt in a bowl with a whisk.
  3. Add grated or cut butter to mixture and cut in with a pastry cutter. I choose to simply use my microplane that I had already used for the lemon zest to grate my butter.
  4. Whisk together egg and lemon juice and add to the flour mixture, mixing with a wooden spoon.
  5. Add heavy cream to mixture and use wooden spoon to combine as best you can. You'll probably need to get your hands in there to work it all together, but be careful not to overwork the dough.
  6. Divide the dough into two and flatten each half into a 6-inch disk. Cut each round into 6 equal pieces.
  7. Transfer scones to a baking sheet and sprinkle with granulated sugar if desired. Adjust oven temperature down to 450 degrees and bake the scones until they're golden brown, about 14 minutes.

For the glaze:

  1. Whisk together 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar until smooth.
  2. Drizzle over cooled scones.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1 scone

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 286Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 362mgCarbohydrates: 40gFiber: 3gSugar: 14gProtein: 5g

Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.

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