Lemon Poppyseed Scones
Source of Recipe
Mennonite Women Can Cook
Recipe Introduction
What is a tea without Scones and Devonshire Cream? Devonshire Cream can be purchased in the grocery store near the cream cheese. If you can't find Devonshire Cream. . . you can substitute 2 parts whipping cream with one part mascarpone cheese and a tablespoon of sugar.
This scone recipe is easy to prepare with no butter to cut into the flour. Just a quick pat onto a cookie sheet. . score into scones and bake. The recipe takes under 10 minutes to have ready for the oven.
List of Ingredients
2 cups flour
3 tablespoons sugar
5 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup canola oil
2/3 cup buttermilk
1 large farm fresh egg
the finely grated rind of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoons poppy seeds
Scone Glaze recipe belowRecipe
Preheat oven to 425 º
Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Combine all the wet ingredients in a medium sized bowl. .egg first and whisking it until light.
Add the poppy seeds and the lemon rind to the dry ingredients.
Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in all the wet ingredients.
Stir with a fork. . .just until the dry is gone.
Transfer the dough onto a greased or parchment lined cookie sheet. . patting it into an eight inch circle.
Cut the circle into 6 pieces. . .but don't move the dough to separate.
Bake about 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
Scone glaze
Combine the juice from the 1/2 lemon with enough icing sugar to make a thin pourable glaze.
Pour over the scones while still warm.
If you are making this for a tea. Double the recipe and put all the dough into a large rectangle on the cookie sheet. Cut into 3 inch squares and then cut across to make triangles.
These are best served slightly warm. . or the same day.
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