Fresh Strawberry Scones

Description

This delicious, irresistible recipe makes a perfect snack and breakfast treat!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup ripe strawberries – cleaned, hulled and diced
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup light cream
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 ½ teaspoons lemon zest
  • 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Place diced strawberries on paper towels to absorb liquid. Combine the cream with the vanilla extract in a small pitcher
  3. and set aside.
  4. Whisk the flour
  5. sugar
  6. baking powder
  7. salt
  8. nutmeg
  9. and lemon zest together in a mixing bowl. Cut the cold butter into chunks and add to the flour mixture. Use a pastry blender to cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse
  10. pea-sized crumbs. Stir in strawberries
  11. and gently toss ingredients. Make a hole in the middle of the flour mixture; pour cream mixture into the hole. Quickly stir dough together until just blended. Allow dough to rest 2 minutes.
  12. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface; and knead until smooth and satiny
  13. 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer dough to prepared baking sheet and pat into an 8-inch round. Use a serrated knife to cut the round into 8 wedge-shaped pieces. Separate wedges on the baking sheet
  14. leaving at least 1/2 inch space between each.
  15. Bake in preheated oven until tops are light brown and crusty
  16. 16 to 18 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack
  17. and cool 20 minutes before serving.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 16 mins

Total Time: 56 mins

Servings: 8

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