Earl Grey Scones - Lemon Glazed
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
12
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Calories
228 kcal
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Cuisine
International
Earl Grey Scones - Lemon Glazed
Description
The dough is flavored with both powdered Earl Grey tea leaves and steeped tea, infusing the scones with bergamot's distinctive floral aroma. The dry ingredients include flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, combined with cold cubed butter cut in to form a crumbly texture. The wet ingredients mix buttermilk with egg to bind the dough. The dough is shaped into a rectangle, trimmed, and cut into triangular shapes before baking at 400°F until golden.
The baked scones have a slightly crisp, golden crust with a soft, tender crumb inside. The lemon glaze, made by blending icing sugar with lemon juice and some of the steeped Earl Grey tea, adds a glossy coating with bright acidity that balances the rich butteriness and tea flavor.
These scones are well suited for breakfast or an afternoon tea, pairing nicely with butter, jam, or clotted cream. Their unique Earl Grey and lemon combination makes them an elegant accompaniment to hot tea or coffee.
The recipe notes suggest options for gluten-free flour substitutes containing xanthan gum and a simple method to make buttermilk by acidifying milk. Using a pizza cutter can simplify cutting the dough evenly.
Ingredients
- 1 earl grey tea teabag
- 2.5 cups flour all-purpose
- 3 tablespoon earl grey tea approximately 6 tea bags, cut open
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 2.5 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- .5 cup butter cubed, cold
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg large
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Steep one Earl Grey teabag in ¼ cup of boiling water. Leave teabag in the water and set aside to cool.
- Preheat oven to 400° Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, or dust with flour
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, tea, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
- Using a pastry blender, cut cold butter into the flour mixture until crumbly
- In a smaller bowl, whisk together buttermilk and egg
- Add buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture. Stir swiftly with a fork until dough comes together.
- On a lightly floured surface, lightly pat dough into a rectangle, about 9" x 6"
- Trim the edges of the rectangle to straighten, then cut the rectangle into three squares.
- Cut each square diagonally into four triangles. Transfer the triangles to the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the center of oven 18-20 minutes until golden.
- Transfer to a rack and allow to cool
Lemon Glaze
- In a bowl, combine icing sugar, lemon juice, and 2 tablespoon of the cooled, steeped tea.
- Using a spatula, spread the glaze over the cooled scones.
Notes
- To make gluten-free scones, substitute with a measure-for-measure gluten-free flour blend containing xanthan gum.
- Make homemade buttermilk by adding a tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to regular or non-dairy milk.
- Use a pizza cutter to easily and evenly cut scones into triangles.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 228 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 228kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 245mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 144mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 289IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 67mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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