Classic scones with lemon zests

Name: Classic scones with lemon zests
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 42 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 1 egg; 2/3 cup milk; 3.5 cups flour; 1 Tbsp baking powder; 1/3 cup sugar (+ 1 tsp); 8 oz cold butter; zest of 2 lemons

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12 servings

Very Easy

42 min

It's tea time ! Let's prepare some scones ;-)

Ingredients

1 egg
2/3 cup milk
3.5 cups flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/3 cup sugar (+ 1 tsp)
8 oz cold butter
zest of 2 lemons

Preparation

Preparation10 min

Waiting time15 min

Cook time17 min

Combine egg and milk. Grate the cold butter.
Combine flour, 1/3 cup sugar and baking powder. Add cold grated butter and rub in the butter using your fingertips until it looks like damp sand.
Add milk + egg mix gradually until you have a homogeneous dough. Set the rest of egg + milk aside for later.
Add your favorite flavor to it : we added lemon zests. Mix well and refrigerate the dough for 15 minutes.
Form a ball with the dough and cut in half. Cut each ball into 6 parts and form little balls with each part.
Place the doughs on top of a baking tray with parchment paper. Flatten the balls and baste with the rest of the egg + milk mix. Sprinkle with some sugar.
Bake for 15-17 minutes at 350°F (180°C).
There you are, ready to drink some tea with your favorite scones !

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Observations

You can replace lemon zests with chocolate chips or orange zests.
You can freeze the raw dough or the baked scones.
You can shape your scones as you please !