Honey Scones with Lemon Glaze

 

Ingredients: 

2 cups plain flour (sifted)

2 1/2 tsp. baking powder (sifted)

1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/3 cup cream

1/4 cup honey

1 tsp. lemon zest

2 tbsp. butter (melted)

1 1/2 tbsp. sugar

For the lemon glaze:

3/4 cup icing sugar (powdered sugar)

2 tbsp. lemon juice

Methods:

1. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
2. Stir in honey, cream and lemon zest.  Mix everything with a wooden spoon until the dough just starts to come together as a shaggy and sticky mass.
3. Turn the dough out onto a floured pastry mat.  Knead briefly just to bring the dough together.  Add more flour (bit by bit) if the dough is too sticky.
4. Shape it into an 8-inch circle.  Brush the top with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.  Cut into 8 wedges and place the wedges 1 inch apart on a lined baking sheet.
5. Bake in a preheated oven of 200 degree Celsius for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
6. To make the lemon glaze, add icing or powdered sugar in a small bowl.  Pour the lemon juice and stir until the glaze is smooth.  The glaze should be thick but still pourable.  You can adjust the consistency by adding more sugar or lemon juice.
7. Drizzle over warm scones.

Before baking

After baking

I adapted this recipe from 'womanscribbles.net'.