These fresh-tasting, almond-flecked scones are delicious served with butter or margarine and preserves.
Fresh Lemon Scones
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 32 min
- Servings 15
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine (firm)
- 1 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
- 4 to 6 tablespoons half-and-half
- 1 egg, beaten
- Sugar, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F.
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Step2Cut butter into flour, oats, 3 tablespoons sugar, the baking powder, lemon peel and salt in medium bowl, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in 1 egg, the almonds and just enough half-and-half so dough leaves side of bowl.
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Step3Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead lightly 10 times. Roll or pat 1/2 inch thick. Cut with floured 2 1/2-inch round cutter. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush dough with 1 egg; sprinkle with sugar.
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Step4Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; cool.
Nutrition
125
Calories
7 g
Total Fat
3 g
Protein
14 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 125
- Calories from Fat
- 65
- Total Fat
- 7 g
- Saturated Fat
- 3 g
- Cholesterol
- 40 mg
- Sodium
- 160 mg
- Potassium
- 60 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 14 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Protein
- 3 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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