Perfect for afternoon breaks with tea! The rich cream cheese taste of these light, flaky scones is perfectly balanced with a refreshing hint of lemon.
Lemon-Cream Cheese Scones
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 33 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine (firm)
- 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup milk
- Lemon juice
- Sugar
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Mix flour, 1/4 cup sugar, the lemon peel, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
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Step2Mix cream cheese and egg in small bowl until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Stir cream cheese mixture into flour mixture until dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball.
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Step3Drop dough by 8 spoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Brush with lemon juice. Sprinkle with sugar.
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Step4Bake 16 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.
Nutrition
275
Calories
13 g
Total Fat
6 g
Protein
35 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 275
- Calories from Fat
- 115
- Total Fat
- 13 g
- Saturated Fat
- 7 g
- Cholesterol
- 60 mg
- Sodium
- 290 mg
- Potassium
- 80 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Protein
- 6 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 3 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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