Recipe For Scones Using Lemonade And Cream

Lemonade Scones are the fastest and easiest scones you will ever make! Incredibly fluffy, moist scones madefrom scratch using only 3 ingredients – self raising flour, cream and lemonade. The secret ingredient is lemonade – but they don’t taste of lemon at all!

This is the faster way to make classic scones which call for butter to be rubbed or blitzed into flour. Lemonade Scones rise ever so slightly less, but the difference is barely noticeable!

Scones are as Australian as Meat Pies andLamingtons. Made the traditional way, butter is rubbed into flour using your fingers – or a food processor. Not particularly difficult, but it does take time, calling for fridge cold butter to be diced into cubes.

Ingredient Lemonade Scones Recipe

I don’t know who discovered this genius shortcut way of making scones, but I am forever indebted to them.Sometimes I do enjoy taking the time to make scones the traditional way.But I usually makethese Lemonade Scones which honestly come out so similar and yet takeless than half the time to make.

Scones are an afternoon tea favourite in Australia, brought to our shores when the British settled here just over 200 years ago. It’s a regular at quaint tea houses, especially in the countryside, and at local bake sales!

🇺🇸That’s biscuits as they’re known in America that look like our scones! A southern classic served savoury, fabulous with grits, sausage gravy and eggs.

Lemonade Scones With Just 4 Ingredients

A comparison of the classic Aussie scone recipe with this New York Times Biscuits recipeis all it takes to verify that they are indeed made the same way – just used for different purposes. 🙂 Lemonade Scones are slightly more different because they are a touch sweeter than classic scones.

Schweppes and Kirks Lemonade are the two brands I use. I’ve made it with “no frills” too and it worked fine, so I am pretty sure any lemonade brand should be fine. Sprite and 7 Up also work – tried it and it comes out exactly the same!

Whether Lemonade Scones or traditional made scones, they are best served warm but MUST be served with copious amounts of cream and jam. There’s just really no getting around that part. It’s like having a grilled cheese sandwich without cheese. It just ain’t right. Just saying.😇

Lemonade Scones (3 Ingredient Recipe)

Recipe video above. Moist and fluffy scones, made with only 3 ingredients! These are truly miracle. They must be served with copious amounts of cream and jam. That's a given!

1. Self raising flour (called self rising flour in the US and Canada) is simply flour that's already got baking powder in it. To make your own self raising flour, just add 7 tsp baking to 3 1/2 cups plain/all purpose flour (no need to minus 7 tsp flour, dough is quite sticky).

2. Lemonade - I use Schweppes and Kirks. No brand lemonade works fine too, as does 7Up and Solo so I presume any brand of any of these should work fine. Just need something fizzy and sweet!

Lemonade Scones With Chantilly Cream

3. Cutting tips - If you don't have a round cutter, which I didn't for ages, use an empty tin (cleaned!) or you can just cut them into squares with a knife. Just be sure to flour the knife between cuts so the dough doesn't stick to it.

TIPS: Push cutter straight up and down, do not twist. Flour the cutter in between so the dough doesn't stick. I usually get 6 out of the first batch, then I combine and pat out the offcuts to make another 3 - 4.

5. Storage - keeps for 3 days in an airtight container but needs to be reheated to serve. Also freeze well, for up to 3 months.

Lemonade Scones Recipe From Lucy Loves Food Blog

Serving: 74 g Calories: 188 cal (9%) Carbohydrates: 31.5 g (11%) Protein: 4.1 g (8%) Fat: 4.8 g (7%) Saturated Fat: 2.8 g (18%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g Cholesterol: 16 mg (5%) Sodium: 6 mg Fiber: 1 g (4%) Sugar: 2.6 g (3%)

I believe you can make great food with everyday ingredients even if you’re short on time and cost conscious. You just need to cook clever and get creative!These 3 ingredient lemonade scones are the easiest scones you will ever make.  Serve them with jam and cream and you have the perfect afternoon tea.  The secret to these perfect scones is lemonade.  It’s add the perfect amount of sweetness and gives the scones the most amazing flavour.

Want to whip up a batch of scones without spending ages rubbing butter into flour?  Then this recipe is for you.  It’s the quickest, easiest scone recipe you will ever make. 

Lemonade Scones Recipe: Perfectly Light And Fluffy Recipe

Just 3 simple ingredients and a few minutes in the kitchen and you will have the most delicious scones.  My kids can’t get enough of them.  They also freeze perfectly making them a great treat to add to school lunch boxes.

Before making a start on the scone dough, first preheat the oven to 180c  You want to put the scones straight into a hot oven, which will give the scones their crispy outside and soft inside.  Line a baking tray with baking paper and set aside.

Add the thickened cream, lemonade and self raising flour to a large mixing bowl.  Use a knife to mix the ingredients together, but don’t over mix.  The secret to light and fluffy scones is to mix and handle the dough as little as possible.  Mix the ingredients until just combined.  The mixture will be very sticky at this point.

Ingredient Scones Recipe

Transfer the scone dough to a floured surface, and gently pat down the dough until it’s around 2.5cm thick.  Dust a scone cutter lightly with flour, and cut as many scones as possible from the dough, placing the cut scones on the lined baking tray as you go. 

Once you have cut the scones from the dough, gently push the dough back together and continue cutting scones until all of the scones dough has been used.

Place the scones in the oven and bake for around 10 minutes, or until the scones are golden.  Allow the scones to cool before serving.

Vegan Lemonade Scones (easy 6 Ingredient Recipe)

These scones are best enjoyed fresh the day they are baked, but they can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.

These scones are suitable for freezing. Freeze in an airtight container or zip lock bag for up to 3 months. Defrost at room temperature before enjoying.