Raspberry Lemon Scones
Spring has definitely sprung here in Baltimore. The flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, and it’s lighter out more of the day. There are always those staple season recipes you break out when the seasons change. My Raspberry Lemon Scones is just that recipe this time of year. There is something about scones in the spring season that bring a smile to my face. Enjoyed with a cup of coffee or tea any time of day really. We had these scones on our patio one evening with some coffee. Maybe we should add it to our Date Night In Ideas!
Before ever making scones, the intimidation was real. The way they bake together while still maintaining their cuts when you take them out of the oven. How is that even possible. Loving this dough and pastry cutter by the way. Getting that just right amount of dry to be a scone but not so dry that you need to take a sip of coffee after every bite. The fear was just that, fear. Everything turned out great in fact. The first batch I made were vanilla bean, classic, how could I go wrong?
Now that I accomplished the basics of scones I wanted to bring more of a challenge to the baking game. It’s funny, I worked at a bakery for 5 years but am a TERRIBLE baker. Much better cook. The thing with baking is that you need to get it right on the first try. With cooking, if you mess something up there is always time to fix it. And who knows, maybe that mess up brings new flavor to a dish you love but didn’t anticipate. So stretching my legs baking was frightful for me.
But I did, I decided to simply make lemon scones first because they seemed on the same scale as vanilla bean. They turned out divine. Once diving into these scones they reminded me of one of my favorite cakes, coconut cake with lemon and raspberry filling. The decision was made, Raspberry Lemon Scones were next to make. But I was in for some surprise when I very much underestimated all the liquid the raspberries would produce. So a few tries later and here we are. Moral of the story, don’t be intimidated by something you’ve never done. You might be amazing at it.
From our kitchen to yours, cheers!
Raspberry Lemon Scones
Recipe details
- 8 Servings
- Prep time: 30 Minutes Cook time: 30 Minutes Total time: 1 hr
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