Lemon Raspberry Scones

This is a sweet scone that has a vibrant raspberry flavour mixed through which is offset by a lemon tang. The Lemon glaze provides a wonderful sweet burst of flavour. These scones are perfect for a quick breakfast or afternoon snack. The raspberry mixed through the scone provides an appealing swirl of colour. If you haven’t made sweet scones before, you should seriously consider making these. They will become a firm favourite.

Ingredients:
Scones
• 125 g Unsalted Butter cut butter into small pieces
• 2 cups Plain Flour
• 1 tbsp Baking Powder
• 1/4 cup White Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 large Lemon Zest of Lemon
• 3/4 cup Thickened Cream
• 1 cup Raspberries Frozen
Lemon Glaze
• 1/2 Lemon Juiced
• 1 cup Icing Powder more as required

Instructions:
Scones
1. Preheat oven to 220°C (fan forced).
2. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
3. In a large bowl, add flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and lemon zest. Mix to combine.
4. Add butter pieces and toss in flour to coat.
5. Using your hands, rub the butter into the flour mixture until it reaches a coarse meal consistency. This will take a few minutes.
6. Add raspberries and toss to coat.
7. Add cream and using a fork initially, toss the mixture until clumps begin the form. Toss/stir for a couple of minutes.
8. Toss some flour onto a flat surface and tip flour mixture out of the bowl.
9. Gently knead the mixture into one clump.
10. Shape mixture into a rectangle, approx 20cm x 15cm and 3cm high.
11. Move mixture onto the baking tray and cut into 6 rectangles (approx even sized)
12. Cut each rectangle into a triangle shape so that 12 triangle shaped scones are created.
13. Spread each scone apart to allow room to spread as it cooks
14. Bake in oven for approx 12 minutes until pale golden.
15. Remove from oven and allow to cool before glazing
Lemon Glaze
1. In a small bowl mix juice from 1/2 lemon and 1 cup icing powder.
2. Add more icing powder as required to reach the level of consistency you are happy with.
3. Spoon lemon glaze onto scones and allow to set.
4. Serve when ready

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Lemon Raspberry Scones

bon appetit