Lemon, Buttermilk and Demerara Sugar Scones with Crunchy Lemon Butter

Name: Lemon, Buttermilk and Demerara Sugar Scones with Crunchy Lemon Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: Makes About 8 Scones
Ingredients: 75 g (2½ oz) lightly salted butter; Grated zest and juice of ½ lemon; 150 g (5½ oz) lightly salted butter; 2 tablespoons caster (superfine) sugar; 1 tablespoon demerara sugar; 1 egg; 225 g (8 oz/1½ cups) plain (allpurpose) flour; 3 tablespoons buttermilk

Preparation info

Makes About
8
Scones

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

100 Desserts to Die For

By Trish Deseine

Published 2016

About

The buttermilk gives lightness to the scones, while the crunchy butter gives them zing ...

Ingredients

For the scones:

225 g (8 oz/1½ cups) plain (allpurpose) flour
75

Dessert
Vegetarian
Bread

Method

MAKE THE SCONES. Mix together the flour, butter and demerara sugar in a mixing bowl with your fingers, until they have a texture similar to breadcrumbs.

IN ANOTHER BOWL, BEAT THE EGG WITH THE BUTTERMILK, THEN ADD THE LEMON ZEST AND JUICE. Mix this mixture into the previous one with a knife. Once the dough starts to come together, finish kneading by working it together agai