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'Magic' 3 Ingredient Lemonade Scones

Who can resist freshly baked scones straight out of the oven slathered in good quality jam and cream? These 'magic' lemonade scones are made with only 3 ingredients - seriously, just self raising flour, lemonade (lemon soda in the US) and cream - in just 20 minutes. Just delicious!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8 - 10
Calories: 204 kcal
Cuisine: Australian , British

Ingredients

  • 2¼ cups self-raising flour Plus a little extra for flouring the surface, hands and pastry cutter. To make your own self-raising flour, add 2 teaspoons of baking powder to every cup of plain/all-purpose flour. For this recipe make 2½ cups to allow for any extra you'll need.
  • 1 pinch salt (optional)
  • ⅔ cup lemonade NOT American style lemonade. It needs to be fizzy/carbonated. If you're in the US, Sprite would work!
  • ⅔ cup thick cream Double, thickened, heavy cream depending on where you live.
to serve
  • strawberry jam and whipped cream

Instructions

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  1. Line a baking tray with baking paper and pre-heat the oven to 220C/430F.
  2. Sift the flour into a medium to large bowl. Add the pinch of salt if using.
  3. Stir the lemonade and cream together, then pour into the flour. Gently fold everything together until just combined. Then bring dough together into a ball with your hands (it will be soft and a bit sticky).
  4. With floured hands, pat dough down onto a lightly floured surface so that it’s about 3 cm thick (1 inch). Then use a small round pastry cutter (2.5 inches/6cm) to cut out rounds. Keep gathering the dough back up and patting it down again. You should get 8 to 10 scones.
  5. Place the scones on the baking tray so that they’re close but not touching (1 to 2cm apart). Brush the tops with a little extra cream thinned with water if you like. Then bake for around 12 to 15 minutes until nicely risen and lightly golden on top.

Notes

  • To make self-raising flour (if you don't have any): Mix 2 teaspoons baking powder to 2 cups plain/all-purpose flour.
  • To mix the dough: You'll find that the dough is quite soft and sticky. This is OK, but feel free to add a little more flour until it's dry enough to handle. Handle as little as possible before patting down and cutting out the scone shapes.
  • Occasionally a reader reports that the dough is a sticky, runny mess! Don't worry, just keep adding flour, but little by little, JUST until you have a dough that you can push down and cut circles out of. Use a knife or spatula to lift the scones gently onto the baking tray.
  • Substitutes: Feel free to use carbonated water or sparkling mineral water (without sugar) if you prefer not to add sugar to your scones. Although please note that lemonade scones do not taste overly sugary or lemony. 
  • To make cheese scones, add 100 grams/3.5 ounces cheese to the flour before adding the lemonade/cream, then sprinkle another 50 grams/1.75 ounces on top before baking.
  • For fruit scones, add about 75 grams/2.5 ounces dried fruit to the flour before adding the lemonade/cream.
  • Storage: Store for up to 3 days in an airtight container. To reheat, microwave for 20 to 30 seconds or lightly toast. 
  • Freezing: Wrap these scones well and freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition Information

Calories 204kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 29g (10%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 2g Cholesterol 22mg (7%) Sodium 12mg (1%) Potassium 54mg (2%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 292IU (6%) Vitamin C 0.1mg (0%) Calcium 18mg (2%) Iron 0.3mg (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8- 10

Amount Per Serving

Calories 204

% Daily Value*

Calories 204kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 29g 10%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 22mg 7%
Sodium 12mg 1%
Potassium 54mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 292IU 6%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 18mg 2%
Iron 0.3mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.