The Famous Lemonade Scones Recipe

A cake stand topped with fluffy lemonade scones with whipped cream and jam.

The Famous Lemonade Scones Recipe

The famous 3 ingredient lemonade scones recipe is so popular for a reason... it's quick, easy, totally foolproof and makes perfectly light and fluffy scones every single time.

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Course: Snacks

Cuisine: Scones

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 12

Total Time: 22

Servings: scones

Calories: 270kcal

Author: Lucy - Bake Play Smile

Cost: $5

Equipment

mixing bowl
Knife
Sieve
Scone Cutter
Thermomix (optional)
Oven

Ingredients

The 3 Basic Ingredients:

½ cup (125ml) cream see notes
½ cup (125ml) lemonade see notes
2 cups (300g) self raising flour

For Brushing The Scones:

3 tbs milk for brushing

Instructions

Conventional Method

Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius (fan-forced). Lightly flour a 20cm square cake tin and set aside.
Place the lemonade and cream into a bowl and mix to combine.
Sift in the self raising flour and use a knife to fold it through until only just combined (the mixture will be very sticky).
Place the dough onto a lightly floured board.
With lightly floured fingers, press the mixture down to a thickness of 3cm (do not over-work the dough).
Using a 6cm scone cutter, cut rounds from the middle working outwards and place into the lightly floured cake tin (make sure that your scones are gently pressing up against one another as it will help them to rise).
Gently move the remaining dough together and cut out extra scones.
When you've used all of the dough, brush the tops of the scones with milk and place into the oven for 12-15 minutes.
The scones will be ready when they're golden on top.
Serve warm with your choice of fillings.

Thermomix Method

Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius (fan-forced). Lightly flour a 20cm square cake tin and set aside.
Place the self raising flour into the TM bowl - mix on Speed 8 for 5 seconds.
Add the cream and lemonade. Mix on Speed 5 for 5 seconds. Mix on interval speed for 10 seconds.
Place the dough onto a lightly floured board.
With lightly floured fingers, press the mixture down to a thickness of 3cm (do not over-work the dough).
Using a 6cm scone cutter, cut rounds from the middle working outwards and place into the lightly floured cake tin (make sure that your scones are gently pressing up against one another as it will help them to rise).
Gently move the remaining dough together and cut out extra scones.
When you've used all of the dough, brush the tops of the scones with milk and place into the oven for 12-15 minutes.
The scones will be ready when they're golden on top.
Serve warm with your choice of fillings.

Notes

RECIPE NOTES

Serves - 9 large 6cm scones or 18 small 3cm scones (if making smaller scones, reduce the cooking time accordingly).

Type of lemonade - I generally use Schweppes but any brand (including no-name brand) lemonade works fine! As long as it’s sweet and fizzy.

Cream - thickened cream (otherwise known as heavy cream) works best in this recipe.

Don't over-mix the dough - over-mixed dough leads to hard and tough scones. I recommend using a knife rather than a spoon to fold the mixture through.

Cutting the scones - the less you touch the dough, the softer and fluffier your scones will be. Just pat the dough down gently with your fingertips and then cut rounds using a scone cutter. Once you’ve cut as many rounds as you can, gently push the dough together and cut the remaining rounds.

Flour your cutter - Dip your scone cutter lightly in flour between cuts to prevent the mixture sticking. If you don’t have a cutter, you can always just cut the dough with a knife.

Use a hot oven - make sure your oven is pre-heated to 200 degrees celsius (fan-forced) before cooking your scones. As they only take a few minutes to cook, you need that high temperature to give a golden crumbly crust on the outside, while keeping the inside beautifully soft and fluffy.

Brush the scones with milk - this helps give them a beautiful golden top.

Place the scones slightly touching in the tin - this helps them to rise.

Storing scones - Scones are best served on the day that they’re cooked but will last up to 2-3 days (you might like to reheat them slightly if you’re not serving them on the day). Alternatively you can freeze them for up to 3 months.

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