Lemon-Buttermilk Scones
 
 
Ingredients
  • Scones:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1½ teaspoons lemon zest
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cubed
  • 1 cup whole buttermilk
  • 1 large egg
  • Drizzle:
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 tablespoons whole buttermilk
  • ½ teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425°. Spray a cast-iron wedge pan with baking spray with flour.
  2. For scones: In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, zest, and baking soda. Using a pastry blender or 2 forks, cut butter into flour mixture until crumbly. In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk and egg until smooth. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. (Dough will be wet.)
  3. Turn out dough onto a heavily floured surface. Fold dough in half until it becomes comes together, 5 to 6 times. Pat or roll dough into a 1½-inch-thick circle. Cut dough into 8 wedges. Place wedges in wells of prepared pan.
  4. Bake until golden brown, about 14 minutes.
  5. For drizzle: In a small bowl, whisk confectioners’ sugar, buttermilk, and lemon zest and juice. Drizzle over warm scones. Serve immediately.
Recipe by Southern Cast Iron at https://southerncastiron.com/lemon-buttermilk-scones/