Zesty Lemon Scones

Name: Zesty Lemon Scones
Yield: 8 to 10
Ingredients: 375 g Self raising flour; 1 tsp Baking powder; 40 g Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Cane Sugar; 75 g Unsalted butter; 2 Lemon zest; 1 Egg; 170 ml Milk; 5 tbsp Icing sugar; 2/3 tsp Lemon juice; 1 Lemon zest

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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.

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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!