Lemon Almond Scones with Lemon Icing

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 tsp Lemon peel

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Condiments

  • 3 tsp Lemon juice, fresh

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Almond extract
  • 1 tbsp Baking powder
  • 1/4 cup Brown sugar, light
  • 1 1/2 cups Confectioners' sugar
  • 3 1/8 cups Flour
  • 1/3 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1/2 cup Almonds

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1/2 cup Milk

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Description

Ingredients

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• ½ cup cold butter, cubed
• 2 eggs
• ⅓ cup milk
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• ½ cup slivered almonds
• 2 tablespoons flour, set aside
• 1½ cups confectioners sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Directions

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Whisk flour, sugars, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl until thoroughly combined.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, almond extract, milk, lemon and grated lemon peel. Set aside.
• Using a fork or pastry cutter, incorporate the butter into the flour mixture until medium sized crumbs appear. Stir in almond slivers, just until they are evenly incorporated.
• Stir the milk mixture into the flour mixture until the dough starts to come together.
• Place two tablespoons of flour on a cutting board and turn the dough out onto the surface. Cut the dough into two equal halves. If necessary, knead each portion of the dough to keep it together, but knead as minimal as possible.
• Using your hands, shape each half into a circle, about 5 inches in diameter and 1 inch tall. Cut each circle into six wedges so that you have a total of 12 scones.
• Carefully move each scone onto the lined baking sheet so that they are sitting about one inch apart from each other.
• Bake for 15-17 minutes on the top rack. Drizzle icing over scones once they some out of the oven (no need to wait until they are cool). Serve warm or store in an airtight container.
• Whisk confectioners sugar and milk together. Whisk in lemon juice. Drizzle over scones.