Raspberry Lemon and Poppyseed Scones

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Raspberry Lemon and Poppyseed Scones

raspberry lemon and poppyseed scones dialas kitchen

raspberry lemon and poppyseed scones dialas kitchen

raspberry lemon and poppyseed scones dialas kitchen

Don’t you love the feeling of Spring in the air? Not only is it double digit temperatures that bring absolute joy, but Spring baking. Especially anything with tons of citrus and fruit.  Since there’s still a month or so until farmers market season, I’ve already started making a few recipes that I’ll be sharing with you during the next few weeks. You’ll be able to use frozen fruit, which is super convenient to have in your freezer. It comes in handy for smoothies, and also for adding to muffins and scones when fresh, local fruit is not available.

So today, let’s start with Raspberry Lemon and Poppyseed scones! These are quick to make, and even quicker to disappear. And the best part? They take practically no time to put together. Whether you want to bake them for brunch, Mother’s Day, or for a weekday treat, these Raspberry Lemon and Poppyseed scones will become your new breakfast favourite.

You can cut these scones any shape you prefer, but I love the pie shape slice. With this shape there’s no rolling. Over handling the dough yields dense and heavy scones. And who is a fan of those anyways? These are chockfull of raspberries and fragrant lemon zest. Pretty much, spring in a bite. Vibrant and utterly fruity. They are amazing on their own but next level delicious with a generous spoonful of poppyseed and lemon icing on top. The icing adds another layer of lemony flavour that makes these scones simply irresistible.

 

Before we start baking there’s a few things that will guarantee perfectly flaky scones. Every single time.

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Tips to make perfectly flaky scones

*The secret to make delicate scones is handling the dough as little as possible. That’s why I prefer to make scones by hand, not in the food processor.

*Over-mixing the dough will cause the delicate raspberries to break, and the dough to be dense. You want to lightly mix all the ingredients together and shape the dough into a neat square.

*To get crumbly, crispy and flaky scones, you need to use very cold butter. In fact, use frozen. And grate it.

*To ensure that the Raspberry Lemon scones don’t spread too much in the oven, refrigerate the scones for 15 minutes before baking (if baking on the same day) or freeze the scones overnight, if baking them the next day.

*If possible, refrigerate the dry ingredients 10 -15 minutes before mixing with the wet ingredients. A cold scone dough is essential.

*When baking scones with frozen fruit, there’s no need to thaw the fruit first. Use it frozen.

*A brush of cream makes the scones shimmery and even more crusty on top. I am all about that crust 🙂

*High oven temperature ensures that irresistible golden brown crust. The recipe for these Raspberry Lemon Scones is set at 400 F and I find it ideal.

These tips work for any other scone recipe. If you don’t have raspberries, feel free to use any other frozen fruit in this recipe. Blueberries are also wonderful substitution. I hope you enjoy them as much as my whole family does. If you bake them, let me know what you think and if you’d like to share a photo, tag them at #dialaskitchen @dialaskitchen on Instagram.

 

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Raspberry Lemon and Poppyseed Scones

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
  • 4  1/2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 6 tablespoon very cold or frozen unsalted butter, grated
  • 1  1/2 cups frozen raspberries
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
  • 1/3 cup whipping cream, plus more for brushing
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 4 tablespoons turbinado sugar (or any other coarse sugar)
  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 2 tablespoons poppyseeds
  • 1 lemon, juiced

Description

If you want golden, flaky and fruity scones filled with  juicy raspberries and zesty lemon, then this recipe is for you!

Directions

To make the scones:

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Using a pastry cutter or to 2 knives, cut in the butter until the largest pieces are the size of peas. Stir in the raspberries and lemon zest.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the cream, eggs and vanilla extract. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture. Add the cream mixture; stir lightly with a fork just until dough comes together.
  3. Turn dough onto a floured surface, and knead a few times to bring the dough together. Pat into a 6 -inch square, about 1  1/2 inches thick. Using a very sharp knife, dipped in flour, cut the dough into four squares. Cut each square in half diagonally to form 8 triangles. Transfer each piece to the baking sheet leaving enough space in between each scone. Brush tops with cream and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
  4. Bake until tops are golden brown, about 22-25 minutes. Transfer scones to a wire rack and let cool completely.

To make the icing:

In a medium bowl, add the sugar, poppyseeds and lemon juice. Whisk until smooth and once the scones are completely cool, cover the scones with a generous tablespoon of the icing.

Notes

The scones can stay in an airtight container for up to 2 days or you can freeze them for up to a month.

 

raspberry lemon and poppyseed scones dialas kitchen

raspberry lemon and poppyseed scones dialaskitchen

Raspberry lemon and poppyseed. scones dialas kitchen

 

 

14 Comments

  1. These are great Diala. Perfect to have ready for breakfast in the morning

  2. My mouth literally started watering looking at these scones! I wish I was your next door neighbor right about now! Lol! Can’t wait to try these!

  3. Love the combo of berry and lemon! Lovely photos too!! I’ve never made scones before– have to try soon!

  4. I made these scones with rhubarb that I had in my freezer and grating the frozen butter is a game changer, absolutely fantastic . I’ve come across and made plenty of scones, but these are the best. Thanks for the beautiful recipe ????

    1. Hi Kelly! this made me so happy! its such an adaptable recipe that you can use any berries you have on hand too. I would love to try them with rhubarb!

    1. Hi Suzanne, these might be my favourite scones! perfect with frozen raspberries, so I keep baking them throughout the winter too. Hope you try them soon!

    1. Yes! I have made them with blueberries and strawberries as well. Let me know if you make them!

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