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    Home » Breakfast » Lemon Rosemary Scones From Scratch

    Lemon Rosemary Scones From Scratch

    April 17, 2014 by Tracy | Updated November 7, 2019 This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

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    Lemon Rosemary Scones From Scratch are a sweet, subtly savory treat perfect for breakfast, brunch, or tea!

    two scones on a plate.

    I'm not a big baker. Mainly because I'm not a big sweets person. My sweet tooth is like, "meh…"  I'd rather eat cheese. My husband's the baker in this family, but I had told my co-workers that I'd bring in a homemade treat for our Monday morning managers meeting, so come Sunday afternoon, I was a hunt for something to make.  Unlike me, they have sweet teeth, so I decided to bring some scones. Since it's an 8:30 am meeting, I needed something that was breakfast-y. These Lemon Rosemary Scones were it!

    I decided on Lemon Rosemary Scones from scratch because, well I found it on the Pioneer Woman's website and they looked amazing. And mainly, I had everything needed to make them already and I was too lazy to walk down the street to the store. At least I thought I did. After I started, I made asked really really nicely, that my handsome husband go to the store for me.  Twice.

    flour being sifted.

    I started the scones by sifted together flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda.

    cubed butter.

    Then I cubed some butter,

    a bowl of cut flour and butter.

    And then added the butter cubes to the flour mixture and cut it in with a pastry cutter until the dough was nice and crumbly.

    milk being poured in flour in a bowl.

    Oh yeah, before I did all that, I mixed heavy cream with rosemary and lemon and let that sit for about 10 minutes to let all the flavors meld into the cream. Then I added it to the flour butter mix.

    scone dough on floured surface.

    And mixed and kneaded it until it was a smooth sllliiggghhttllyyy tacky dough.

    scones dough being cut.

    Rolled 'er out, cut her into squares then triangles,

    unbaked scones on parchment paper.

    and put her on parchment paper for the oven.  I don't know why I personified the dough, but it's totally a lady. Maybe it's because scones are classy. Like a lady.

    baked scones on parchment paper.

    18 minutes later, they were done! Pay no attention to my inability to cut equal or even triangles…

    a fork holding up a glazed scone.

    The frosting helped.

    glazed scones on a cooling rack.

    Leave it to the Pioneer Woman to completely submerge her scones in the frosting instead of a measly little drizzle.

    two scones on a plate.

    These Lemon Rosemary Scones from scratch were really good. Like for real. A wonderful lemon flavor with a hint of rosemary and not too dry or too moist and just the right amount of crumble.  

    Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!

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    Lemon Rosemary Scones From Scratch

    Lemon Rosemary Scones From Scratch are a sweet, subtly savory treat perfect for breakfast, brunch, or tea!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Servings: 24
    Author: Tracy

    Ingredients

    SCONES

    • 3 cups All-purpose Flour
    • 2/3 cups Sugar
    • 5 teaspoons Baking Powder
    • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
    • 2 sticks 1/2 Pound Unsalted Butter, Chilled And Cut Into Pieces
    • 1 whole Large Egg
    • 1 cup Heavy Cream
    • 1 Tablespoon Finely Minced Fresh Rosemary
    • Zest Of 1 Lemon

    GLAZE

    • 5 cups Powdered Sugar Sifted
    • 1/2 cup Whole Milk More If Needed For Thinning
    • Zest And Juice From 1 Lemon
    • 1 teaspoon Finely Minced Fresh Rosemary
    • Dash Of Salt

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    • Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
    • Mix cream with egg, lemon zest and rosemary and allow to sit for 10 to 15 minutes to steep.
    • Use a pastry cutter or two knives to cut the butter pieces into the flour. Keep going until mixture resembles crumbs. Mix wet mixture with flour mixture; stir gently with a fork until combined. Mix should be crumbly, but if it's too crumbly to work with, splash in a small amount of heavy cream.
    • Turn dough onto a floured surface and lightly press it together until it forms a rough rectangle. Use a rolling pin to roll into a rectangle about 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch thick. Use your hands to help with the forming if necessary. Final rectangle should be about 18 inches by about 10 inches. Use a knife to trim into a symmetrical rectangle, then cut the rectangle into 12 symmetrical squares/rectangles.
    • Next, cut each square/rectangle in half diagonally, to form smaller triangles.
    • Transfer to a parchment or baking mat-lined cookie sheet and bake for 18 minutes, removing from the oven just before they start to turn golden. Allow to cool for 15 minutes on the cookie sheet, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

    GLAZE

    • To make the icing, add lemon zest, lemon juice and rosemary into milk; allow to sit for awhile.
    • Mix powdered sugar with the milk, adding more powdered sugar or milk if necessary to get the consistency the right thickness. Stir or whisk until completely smooth.
    • One at a time, carefully dunk each cooled scone in the glaze, turning it over if necessary. Transfer to parchment paper or the cooling rack.
    • Allow the glaze to set completely, about an hour. Scones will keep several days if glazed.
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    1. Jeff the Chef

      February 26, 2016 at 6:15 pm

      Great flavor combo! I could eat these for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

      Reply
    2. Kloesunny @ Kloe's Kitchen

      April 26, 2014 at 7:13 am

      This looks sooo good Tracy! I am a huge lemon and scone fan. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    3. saucygander

      April 20, 2014 at 5:26 am

      You have convinced me to try this recipe! And dunking the scones in frosting = genius! 🙂

      Reply
      • Tracy

        April 20, 2014 at 6:26 pm

        It's definitely worth a try- you wont be disappointed! 🙂

        Reply
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