Earl Grey Lemon Scones Recipe
Prep Time:
25 minutes
Cook Time:
15 minutes
Servings:
8 Portions
Ingredients
  • ⅔ cup whole milk
  • 3 Earl Grey teabags, or 3 teaspoons loose leaf tea
  • 3 cups plain flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ⅓ cup butter, cold and diced
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature, plus extra for brushing
  • Zest of 1 lemon
Directions
  1. Add the milk to a small saucepan. Heat up the milk over a medium heat until it reaches simmering point, then remove the saucepan from the heat and add the Earl Grey tea and the lemon zest. Allow the mixture to steep, and strain once the milk has reached room temperature to remove the tea bags and the lemon zest.
  2. Preheat the oven to 425 F and line a baking tray with baking paper.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, the baking powder, and the sugar.
  4. Add the cold, cubed butter to the bowl and rub the mixture between your fingers to combine, until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
  5. Whisk the two eggs together then add them to the cooled Earl Grey milk mixture. Pour the liquids into the bowl with the dry ingredients.
  6. Mix the ingredients together to form a soft dough. Lightly flour a clean surface and then roll out the dough to roughly 1 inch thick. Using a 2 ⅝ inch crimped cookie cutter, cut out scones and place them onto the prepared, lined baking tray. Alternatively, the dough can be cut into wedges.
  7. Brush the tops of the scones with a little whisked egg, and then place them into the oven to bake for 15 minutes, until risen and golden brown on top.
  8. Remove the scones from the oven and allow them to cool, before serving with your chosen toppings.