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
posted by Amanda and Debbie at
10:23 PM
56 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.
hi my 2 year old daughter and i made these using vanilla yoghurt and schweppes lemonade. beauutiful. we loved them.
these are AMAZING. light, fluffy, incredibly easy to make! they are done in just a second! mum's a scone lover, so i'm going to make some for her soon!
Those look so good, and so easy! Thank you for the recipe!
I made these scones a few weeks ago with left over ingredients, froze them then defrosted, put in microwave & they were an absolute hit at the family bday lunch, so nice & fluffy !! Have been asked to make another batch for yet another family bday lunch this w/end !!
I just made these but used milk instead. The dough was extremely runny and sticky, I guess that cream helps thicken it and keep it together. It was too sticky to cut, I had to rip bits off and try to form some round shapes. Tasting great though!!!
I add chopped dates to the recipe, and if I have run out of lemonade, I have used water & sugar and it still comes out great.
Sometimes I add an extra handful of flour if the dough is very wet.
For those who say they haven't risen much, could it be that you have rolled the dough out too thin?
I used Swcheppes lemonade and it was amazing! Will be baking more for brekkie this Sat!
Sensational scones- Light & fluffy. Takes 5 min to make 15 min to cook & 2 min to eat!! DELICIOUS
Just made them and they came out great. Whole family liked them. Though it was slightly too wet so i added a bit more flour and i also used kirt's lemon squash instead of lemonade. thanks for the great recipe!
Is it possible to use pumpkin in these scones and how much would I use? I have made these scones and they are delicious and easy, also could you add fruit if so how much?
Unfortunately, we haven't tried adding pumpkin to the scones, so we aren't sure how well it would work or how much you would need to add. To make fruit scones, we would add about 2/3 cup of dried fruit to the flour before adding the wet ingredients.
my 5 year old can make and turn out beautifully.
What a fantastic and simple recipe. The tip of not over kneading them helped make them light and fluffy. I also used light thickend cream and it was great.
My friend made these for me when I visited but she lives at sea level. Anyone know how to adapt this recipe for high altitude? I live at 5000ft.
Absolutely the Best scones I have ever tasted!!! A huge hit with the family! This recipe has converted my husband to a Lemonade Scone Lover - (He never use to like scones!)
I always add some dates to the dough and scones are even nicer :)
Very light and fluffy. They didn't look the prettiest but they definatly made up for that in taste.
wow so easy and delicious.made mine into little rolled balls.made about 24 bite size. cut in half made double 48 with cottees raspberry jam and homemade whipped cream.this recipe will make you look like a pro !!!
the best scone i have made. made a double batch for the croquet tournament. they get me to make the scones all the time these are the best and the easyest.Barbara
I do not have the magic touch when it comes to making scones...just not my thing. But with this fantastic recipe even i can cook them like a pro, you can't go wrong. Two big thumbs up!!:)
Amazing that a recipe this simple, works out better than the old recipe that involves rubbing the butter into the flour!!
So Quick! So Easy!!!
Thumbs up from the whole family!!
These are so yum! I made a trial patch as I'm having a party this weekend, and needed a scone recipe. I didn't know how'd they turn out, I had never heard of lemonade scones before, but they were great, and easy to make! My husband ate almost the whole batch and kept saying how light and fluffy they were! Thank you so much!
hi,im felicia. i havent made these yet, but i was wondering if there was any alternative to the cream?
yum! worked a charm. so fluffy and lovely.
Your scone recipe is AWESOME :)
Incredibly easy to make, and they taste amazing.
Thanks guys
:)
I made these scones today and people loved them!!!!
The scones were a hit! The family finished them in 15 mins flat. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Hubby says they're even better than the ones his Nan used to make. I'm going to try this recipe with gluten free flour next! Fingers crossed they'll also work out.
excellent recipe- and so easy!
even a guy that hasn't baked
years can whip up a good batch.
my girlfriend will love them :-)
can these be succesfully reheated same day?
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