Savory Lemon Dill Parmesan Scones

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This is a savory, but not super-rich, scone recipe. I like the fact that I was able to whip these up with ingredients that I always have around the house. These are a nice addition to breakfast/brunch/lunch, as a side with dinner (poultry or fish would be a good companion), or for a snack. They’re pretty good for entertaining if you want to make more than one batch at a time.

Ingredients

  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice
  • ½ cup soy milk
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 5 tablespoons lemon juice, divided
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons dried dill
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Stir 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice into soy milk in a small bowl to make mock buttermilk. Let sit until curdled
  3. 5 to 10 minutes.
  4. Mix flour
  5. 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  6. sugar
  7. baking powder
  8. dill
  9. and salt together in a large bowl using a fork. Mix in butter with a pastry blender until dough starts to clump together.
  10. Whisk mock buttermilk
  11. remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  12. and egg together in a bowl. Pour over dough and mix gently with a fork just until incorporated.
  13. Dust work surface lightly with flour. Turn out dough and pat into an 8-inch disc. Fold in half and gently flatten back out into a disc. Repeat folding and flattening the dough 3 more times
  14. to build fluffy layers in the dough.
  15. Transfer disc of dough to the baking sheet and brush with beaten egg. Cut into 8 wedges and pull wedges apart so they are not touching.
  16. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden
  17. about 10 minutes.
  18. Remove scones from oven. Combine Parmesan cheese and black pepper together in a small bowl; sprinkle on top of the scones.
  19. Return to the oven and bake until golden brown and edges look dry
  20. about 10 minutes more.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 8

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