Gingerbread Scones With Lemon Butter Recipes

GINGERBREAD SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, whisk the first 7 ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl, whisk molasses, milk and egg yolk until blended; stir into crumb mixture just until moistened., Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently 6-8 times. Pat into an 8-in. circle. Cut into 12 wedges. Place wedges 1 in. apart on a greased baking sheet., In a small bowl, beat egg white until frothy; brush over scones. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Serve warm.

GINGERBREAD SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves in a large bowl; mix well. Use a fork or a pastry cutter to cut butter into the flour mixture. Pour in milk and molasses and stir until all of the flour has been absorbed.
• Place dough onto the prepared baking sheet and use your hands to shape it into a 3/4-inch thick, 8-inch round disk. Sprinkle raw sugar over the top and cut into 8 wedges.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 17 to 20 minutes.

LEMON GINGER SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and place rack in middle of oven. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut the butter into small pieces and blend into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or two knives. The mixture should look like coarse crumbs. Stir in the chopped crystallized ginger and lemon zest. Add the buttermilk to the flour mixture and stir just until the dough comes together. Do not over mix the dough.
• Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead dough gently four or five times and then pat the dough into a circle that is about 7 inches (18 cm) round and about 11/2 inches (3.75 cm) thick. Cut this circle in half, then cut each half into 3 or 4 pie-shaped wedges (triangles). Place the scones on the baking sheet. Make an egg wash of one well-beaten egg mixed with 1 tablespoon milk and brush the tops of the scones with this mixture.
• Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from oven and then turn your broiler on high. Sift confectioners (powdered or icing) sugar heavily over the tops of the scones and place them under the broiler. Broil for just a few seconds, turning the pan as necessary, until the sugar has melted and turns golden brown. Make sure to watch the scones carefully as the sugar will burn very quickly. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

LEMON-GINGER SCONES

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven; preheat to 350°.
• Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, ground ginger, crystallized ginger, and lemon zest on low speed for 10-15 seconds, or until combined.
• Scatter the butter over the top and beat on low speed for about 30 seconds, or until the butter is somewhat broken down and grape-size pieces are still visible.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, cream, egg, and grated ginger until thoroughly mixed.
• On low speed, pour the buttermilk mixture into the flour-butter mixture and beat for 20-30 seconds, or just until the dough comes together.
• There will still be a little loose flour mixture at the bottom of the bowl.
• Remove the bowl from the mixer stand.
• Gather and lift the dough with your hands and turn it over in the bowl, so that is starts to pick up the loose flour at the bottom.
• Turn over the dough several times until all of the loose flour is mixed inches.
• Dump the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and gently roll it out about 1 inch thick.
• Using a 3 1/2 inch round cookie cutter, cut out circles.
• Reroll scrapes and cut out more circles; you should have 10 circles.
• Place them on a baking sheet, spacing them 2-3 inches apart.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the scones are a light golden brown on top.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 10-15 minutes.
• Lemon Glaze-while the scones are cooking, in a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and enough lemon juice to make a smooth, thick pourable glaze; you should have about 1/2 cup.
• When the scones have cooled 10-15 minutes, brush the tops evenly with the lemon glaze, then serve.
• The scones taste best on the day they are baked, but they can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. If you keep them longer than 1 day, refresh them in a 300 degree oven for 4-5 minutes.

GINGERBREAD SCONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first nine ingredients.
• Cut in butter with pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Make a well in the center.
• In a small mixing bowl, stir together egg yolk, molasses and milk.
• Add all at once to the center of flour mixture.
• Stir with fork until combined (mixture may seem dry.).
• Knead dough on a lightly floured surface for 10-12 strokes or until nearly smooth.
• Pat dough into a circle; cut into 8 wedges.
• Sprinkle with sugar and a little nutmeg.
• Bake on an ungreased baking sheet at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes before serving.