Meyer Lemon Scones

There is nothing better than warm from the oven scones on a weekend morning. I have been wanting to make some meyer lemon scones for a while now and I have not been able to find meyer lemons anywhere.

I had looked at several grocery stores trying to find those orange-hued lemons. Finally, on my latest grocery trip, I spotted one little bag left. I snatched it up, so excited to start baking with little guys. Dating back to ancient China, Meyer lemons are thought to be a cross between lemons and possibly tangerines or mandarin oranges.

They are smaller than regular lemons and have a thin golden-colored peel.

They also taste different from regular lemons, they are slightly sweeter and much less acidic. With my bag of meyer lemons in hand, I went searching for a recipe, but found that many of the recipes called for blueberries or cranberries to be added to the dough.

I wanted a pure and simple meyer lemon scone so I could taste the delicious flavor of the meyer lemons. Remembering how much I loved the Irish Scones I made a while back, I adapted the recipe to make them into meyer lemon scones.

They turned out incredible…light, fluffy and melt in your mouth tender. 🙂

Now, remember to save this recipe on Pinterest for later 🙂

Meyer Lemon Scones

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 2-inch scones

Meyer lemons are thought to be a cross between lemons and possibly tangerines or mandarin oranges. Light, fluffy and melt in your mouth tender.

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Ingredients 

• 1 1/2 tablespoons freshly grated meyer lemon zest, from about 3 lemons
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon fine salt
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 3/4 cup heavy cream, divided

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Place a parchment paper lined baking sheet in the oven.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a mixing bowl. Using your fingertips, work the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture just holds together.
• Mix 1/2 cup heavy cream and finely grated lemon peel in glass measuring cup. Make a well in the center of dry ingredients and pour the heavy cream. Working quickly, blend ingredients together with a rubber spatula into a soft, slightly wet, sticky ball. Add more heavy cream (up to ¼ cup) if needed to reach desired consistency. (do not overwork the dough or scones will be tough)
• Turn dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Using a floured rolling pin, roll the dough into a 1-inch thick square. Dip a 2-inch biscuit cutter in flour and cut out the individual scones. Push scraps of dough together so that edges join; firmly pinch edges with fingertips to make a partial seal. Pat this remaining dough to 1-inch thick square and continue to cut 2-inch rounds. Repeat as necessary.
• Remove the baking sheet from the oven and arrange the scones 1 1/2 inches apart on the baking sheet. Bake 8 minutes, remove from oven and flip over the scones, return to oven and bake another 4 minutes or until just barely brown. Serve immediately.

Notes

Source: adapted from “Real” Irish Scones

Author: Laura

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