Lemonade Scone Recipe
This very quick and easy recipe produces lovely light scones. They are best served hot from the oven.
Makes about 12-14 scones.
325g (2 cups + 2 tablespoons) self-raising flour
167ml (2/3 cup) cold lemonade
167ml (2/3 cup) thickened cream (35 percent fat)
Preheat oven to 225 degrees Celsius (205 degrees Celsius fan-forced). Line a baking tray with baking paper.
Sift flour into a large bowl. Combine lemonade and cream in a medium bowl. Add lemonade and cream mixture to flour and gently fold ingredients together until just combined (don't over mix the dough as this will produce tough scones). The dough should be fairly soft and sticky.
Place dough on a lightly floured bench, form into a round and press out to about 3.5cm thickness. Cut scones using a floured 5cm diameter cutter. We find that using a quick, firm motion to cut the scones gives a them better shape and makes them less likely to stick to the cutter. Form the offcuts into another round and cut some more scones.
Place scones close together on the tray, so they are just touching. Bake for about 12-15 minutes, or until pale golden and cooked through.
If you like your scones to have a soft crust, cover them with a clean tea towel for one minute after removing from the oven. Serve hot with jam and whipped cream. © www.exclusivelyfood.com.au
27 Comments:
Best scones I have ever tasted and so much easier than the standard recipe. Made 9 big scones which were eaten by the family within 5 minutes of coming out of the oven. THIS RECIPE IS DEFINATELY A KEEPER!
Lovely recipe - however I found that I needed to add a bit more flour to the mix as the dough was very runny and "undoughlike". Apart from this the recipe is very easy and a day later the scones are still very nice and soft.
these are the best scones i have ever tasted i don't usually eat scones but this recepe is great
Stephanie says...
Had a good old fashioned afternoon tea with my husband and three teenage kids. they said "these scones rock mum."
Scones are delicious l like the cream on top and how fluffy my mum makes them.Sophie 9 years old.
this is a great receipe,but for a diabetic version trade the lemonade for soda water, 0 sugar content and still all the flavour.
These scones were da bomb! I had 2 make bout 70. 4 Batches. It took a lil while but they were so nice. The party i made them 4 asked y i didn't make more and bring em' i jst sed u'll hav to wait till nxt tym.
These scones are fantastic! They can be reheated the next day and still taste great. Diabetic tip use low joule lemonade and low fat cream, still taste great.
Wonderful! I substituted low-fat peach yoghurt for the cream and ginger ale for the lemonade- halfwholemeal flour. I added dried papaya, cherry and pecans.
This is the first time I've made scones with lemonade (I usually just use milk and cream) but they turned out lovely. Brush the tops with a little milk before baking to give a lovely golden crust. I also recommend using plain flour (all-purpose flour) and baking powder (2 tsp per cup) - you can add a little extra baking powder to get maximum rise in your scones.
what lemonade are you referring to?
is it just a mixture of sugar and lemon juice or is it the actual lemonade soft drink??
We use purchased lemonade soft drink that contains carbonated water, sugar, food acid, flavour and preservative.
I use sprite lemonade
Hey guys, this is the second of your recipes I've tried and I have to say, I'm absolutely hooked. I made these tonight to satisfy my baking fingers, and I had them done - including out of the oven - in half an hour.
My partner is in the process of moving out so most of his kitchenware are gone, but all I needed was a measuring cup, sieve, 2 bowls, wooden spoon, and baking tray. To save on space, I just rolled balls of dough and slightly flattened them like little buns and they came out well cooked and light, doughy and, well, perfect. Not sweet, not tasteless, perfect to team up with jam and cream.
Thank you so much for such a simple, versatile recipe!
ohhh yummy. We just made a double batch. My 3 and 6 year old helped with such an easy recipe they didn't lose interest. Fresh whipped cream and home made strawberry jam! I wonder if perhaps a dash of salt was needed?
Yay I am now a scone maker!!!
I have tried making scones in the past only to have them end up in the bin, so I followed your recipe very carefully and voila they turned out beautifully.Thankyou so much.I am now inspired to try as many of your wonderful recipes as possible
Hi Ageos,
Thanks for your suggestion; we'll try adding a little salt next time we make these scones. We do find that self-raising flour is already slightly salty due to the presence of sodium-containing raising agents (such as sodium bicarbonate).
Yay I did it. I followed your recipe very carefully and out came beautiful scones. Delicious
I'm not sure what I did wrong. They came out OK, but not great. It didn't rise as much as I wanted them to.
Could it because of the lemonade I used? I used SOLO.
Hi Jess,
We haven't tried using a lemon-flavoured soft drink, such as SOLO, to make these scones, so we aren't sure whether this could have been the problem. Did the scones rise as much as other scones you've made? The carbonation level of SOLO is probably lower that that of lemonade, so using something like Kirks lemonade might help.
You will be happy to know that upon reading about this scone, I am planning on eating one for lunch.
Those look absolutely, mouth wateringly delicious!
I regurally make these now in fact another batch is on the go for today.....Yummy
Has anyone tried making these with milk instead of the cream? I was wondering if this would lower the fat content but still come out great?
We haven't tried making the scones with milk instead of cream. If you try it, please let us know how they turn out.
Wow, what an amazing recipe. Sure beats eating the hard and dry scones I had a few months ago.
I made these earlier and was a bit concerned that I had failed, the mixture was extremely sticky and not dough-like at all. So you can imagine my reaction when they came out of the oven perfect. I have had 2 for morning tea already! Thanks again for the recipe, I do love your blog and look forward to making some savoury dishes soon.
Cheers, Liz.
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