These sweet, flaky scones are bursting with fresh lemon and are a perfect way to brighten up any morning!
I don't think anything goes better together than lemon and poppy seeds. Combine those two in a sweet, buttery dough and you've got the perfect spring time treat to enjoy with your morning coffee or afternoon tea.
What I really love about this recipe though is the just how easy it comes together. It takes minutes to prep and only fifteen minutes to bake. I've finished them off with a simple icing drizzle that perfectly compliments the bright citrus notes.
More Lemon Recipes to Love
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Lemon Pudding Cakes - These little lemon pudding cakes are light and fluffy on top with a sweet pudding at the bottom. They are easy to make and sure to please this summer season!
Classic Lemon Pound Cake - This rich, buttery pound cake is bursting with the fresh flavors of lemons! Enjoy a slice in the early morning hours with coffee or as an after dinner delight with tea.
Lemon Poppy Seed Scones
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 12 scones 1x
Ingredients
- 2 cups AP flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, chilled
- 2/3 cups whole milk
- 1 large egg
- Zest of 1 small lemon
- 1/4 teaspoon pure lemon extract
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
Icing:
- 1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 2-3 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a food processor, pulse flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, butter, lemon zest, lemon extract and poppy seeds together until a crumbly mixture forms.
- In a small bowl whisk together the egg and milk. Reserve 1 tablespoon of this to brush the scones with later.
- Add the egg and milk mixture to the dough and pulse until a soft, sticky dough comes together. Turn out onto a well-floured surface and gently knead the dough until it is soft and smooth.
- Roll out into a disk about ½ - inch thick. Using a round cookie cutter, cut out the scones. You should get about 1 dozen.
- Place the scones on the prepared baking sheet and brush the tops of each with the reserved milk and egg wash. Bake for about 12-15 minutes or until golden around the edges.
- Transfer to a cooling rack while you prepare the icing. For the icing, simple whisk together the confectioner’s sugar, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Drizzle over the cooled scones. Serve and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
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Kimberly C says
These look so good. The pictures alone made me crave them. Might have to try to make them myself.
Heidy says
This recipe for lemon poppy seed scones was fantastic! I loved the flavor! I can't wait to make them again. It was so good! ! Have a great day and thanks for sharing this fantastic recipe!
Amita says
Lemon and Poppy seeds is such a creative combination to use in scones. I made these for brunch and came out very moist and buttery. Love this recipe.
Jupiter Hadley says
I love poppy seeds, I love scones! I have never seen a combination of the two. I will have to try out this recipe, thank you!
Veronika Sykorova says
This was my first time making scones and I'm happy to say it went really well! Lemon and poppy seeds are always a delicious flavor combo, everyone really enjoyed these!
Melissa Cushing says
I have to tell you Scones are my new favorite baked good and I absolutely love lemon everything so this is a win win 😉 I am pinning this one to try and make these myself as they look sooooooo good!
Marysa says
I am embarrassed to admit I have never made scones before! This sounds like the perfect flavor scone and I will have to give your recipe a try.