White Chocolate Lemon Scones
Buttery melt-in-your-mouth Lemon Scones with white chocolate chips. Delicious with a spread of lemon curd
Ingredients
Scones
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut into 1/3-inch cubes
- 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
Glaze
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
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Heat oven to 400 degrees. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, lemon zest and sugar in an electric mixer. Using the paddle attachment, add the butter and mix just until coated with flour. The butter chunks should remain fairly large, not less than half their original size. Add the white chocolate chips. Stir gently. With the mixer set on a slow speed add the buttermilk and mix until just absorbed. Stop mixing when the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl.
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Using the paddle attachment, add the butter and mix just until coated with flour. The butter chunks should remain fairly large, not less than half their original size. Add the white chocolate chips. Stir gently. With the mixer set on a slow speed add the buttermilk and mix until just absorbed. Stop mixing when the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl.
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Scrape the dough from the bowl and shape it into a ball. Pat the dough into a 7-inch disk. Cut into quarters and then again into eighths.
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Scrape the dough from the bowl and shape into a ball. Pat the dough into a 7-inch disk. Cut into quarters and then again into eighths. Set the scones on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.
Glaze
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In a medium-sized mixing bowl add the powdered sugar and lemon zest. Stir in lemon juice and milk one tablespoon at a time. Continue to add more milk until desired consistency. Drizzle over warm scones.
Recipe Notes
Notes:
- Do not overwork the dough or the scones will be tough.
- Light flour hands to prevent dough from sticking to your hands.
- You can make up your own scone flavors. You don’t have to stick with white chocolate chips and lemon. I have made cranberry white chocolate chip, cranberry almond, cinnamon, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and poppy seed.