Ginger Lemon Scones
Delicious, bakery-quality scones are easy to make and deliver every time!
These Ginger Lemon Scones strike the perfect balance between cozy and bright. Warm bits of crystallized ginger tucked into a tender, buttery scone create a comforting bakery-style flavor, while a quick lemon glaze adds a fresh citrus finish that wakes everything up. Using a prepared ginger scone mix makes this recipe wonderfully simple without sacrificing homemade taste or texture.
These scones are especially delicious served slightly warm with coffee or hot tea for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon treat. The sparkling turbinado sugar creates a lightly crisp top, while the lemon glaze brings just enough sweetness to complement the spicy ginger notes.
Ingredients for Scones
1 bag of dry ginger scone mix (includes bag of ginger bits)
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cubed
½ cup whole milk
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1 tablespoon raw or turbinado sugar
Ingredients for Glaze
Zest of ½ lemon
½ tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons confectioners’ or powdered sugar
Instructions for Scones
Place dry scone mix, cold/cubed butter, and milk into a food processor and pulse until just combined.
Add crystallized ginger bits and pulse further to combine.
Flour your countertop or board and place crumbly dough mixture on your board, forming it into a rectangle that’s ½ inch high.
Cut dough into triangle pieces and place on a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet.
Brush scones with heavy cream, and sprinkle turbinado/raw sugar on top.
Bake for 25 minutes in a pre-heated 450-degree oven.
Remove from the oven and reposition scones to sit on their sides (stops the bottom from continuing to cook) while you make the glaze.
Instructions for Glaze
Combine lemon juice, lemon zest, and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl. Add more lemon juice or powdered sugar, if need, to get a liquid-like consistency.
Drizzle glaze over scones.
Additional Tips
My favorite ginger scone mix comes from a shop local to me in Washington, D.C., but you can also order it and have it shipped to you: https://www.teaism.com/product/ginger-scone-mix/
Enjoy!