{"id":10708,"date":"2025-07-25T16:29:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T16:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708"},"modified":"2025-07-25T16:29:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T16:29:26","slug":"the-ultimate-guide-to-making-perfect-lemon-cream-scones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Guide to Making Perfect Lemon Cream Scones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ingredients\u2013 2 cups all-purpose flour\u2013 1\/4 cup granulated sugar\u2013 1 tablespoon baking powder\u2013 1\/2 teaspoon salt\u2013 Zest of 2 lemons\u2013 1\/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed\u2013 1\/2 cup heavy cream, plus more for brushing\u2013 1 large egg\u2013 1 teaspoon vanilla extract\u2013 1\/2 cup powdered sugar\u2013 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juiceDirections1. Preheat your oven to 400\u00b0F (200\u00b0C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest.3. Add the cold, cubed butter to the dry ingredients. Use a pastry cutter or your fingers to work the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.4. In a small bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, egg, and vanilla extract. Pour into the dry ingredients and mix just until the dough comes together. Do not overmix.5. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Gently press it into an 8-inch circle about 1 inch thick. Cut into 8 wedges and place on the prepared baking sheet.6. Brush the tops of the scones with heavy cream and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown.7. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and lemon juice to make a glaze. Drizzle over the warm scones before serving.Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cooking Time: 18 minutes | Total Time: 33 minutesServings: 8 scones | Kcal: 320 kcal per sconeEnjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients\u2013 2 cups all-purpose flour\u2013 1\/4 cup granulated sugar\u2013 1 tablespoon baking powder\u2013 1\/2 teaspoon salt\u2013 Zest of 2 lemons\u2013&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[5,3,4,2,6,7,8,9,15,14],"class_list":["post-10708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-challenge","tag-cheesy","tag-chicken","tag-food","tag-italian","tag-pasta","tag-pizza","tag-pizzeria","tag-potatoes","tag-yum"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Ultimate Guide to Making Perfect Lemon Cream Scones - Best Food Recipes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Ultimate Guide to Making Perfect Lemon Cream Scones - Best Food Recipes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ingredients\u2013 2 cups all-purpose flour\u2013 1\/4 cup granulated sugar\u2013 1 tablespoon baking powder\u2013 1\/2 teaspoon salt\u2013 Zest of 2 lemons\u2013&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Best Food Recipes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-25T16:29:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-25T16:29:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FB_IMG_17534607824422.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"334\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"240\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Red Food\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Red Food\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/?p=10708#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/?p=10708\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Red Food\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/60c383b0446bff2e3171ef306a44a4a6\"},\"headline\":\"The Ultimate Guide to Making Perfect Lemon Cream Scones\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-25T16:29:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-25T16:29:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/?p=10708\"},\"wordCount\":219,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/?p=10708#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/FB_IMG_17534607824422.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Challenge\",\"Cheesy\",\"Chicken\",\"Food\",\"Italian\",\"Pasta\",\"Pizza\",\"Pizzeria\",\"Potatoes\",\"Yum\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Recipes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/?p=10708#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/?p=10708\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/?p=10708\",\"name\":\"The Ultimate Guide to Making Perfect Lemon Cream Scones - Best Food Recipes\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/?p=10708#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/?p=10708#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/FB_IMG_17534607824422.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-25T16:29:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-25T16:29:26+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/60c383b0446bff2e3171ef306a44a4a6\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/?p=10708#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/?p=10708\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/?p=10708#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/FB_IMG_17534607824422.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/FB_IMG_17534607824422.jpg\",\"width\":334,\"height\":240},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/?p=10708#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Ultimate Guide to Making Perfect Lemon Cream Scones\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Best Food Recipes\",\"description\":\"Al Recipes Food\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/60c383b0446bff2e3171ef306a44a4a6\",\"name\":\"Red Food\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/355e37907b7290c9cb0bcd5c64882081216b91e7db017d7866de120cf19ae8e8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/355e37907b7290c9cb0bcd5c64882081216b91e7db017d7866de120cf19ae8e8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/355e37907b7290c9cb0bcd5c64882081216b91e7db017d7866de120cf19ae8e8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Red Food\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dejunair.com\\\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Ultimate Guide to Making Perfect Lemon Cream Scones - Best Food Recipes","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Ultimate Guide to Making Perfect Lemon Cream Scones - Best Food Recipes","og_description":"Ingredients\u2013 2 cups all-purpose flour\u2013 1\/4 cup granulated sugar\u2013 1 tablespoon baking powder\u2013 1\/2 teaspoon salt\u2013 Zest of 2 lemons\u2013&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708","og_site_name":"Best Food Recipes","article_published_time":"2025-07-25T16:29:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-07-25T16:29:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":334,"height":240,"url":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FB_IMG_17534607824422.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Red Food","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Red Food","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708"},"author":{"name":"Red Food","@id":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/#\/schema\/person\/60c383b0446bff2e3171ef306a44a4a6"},"headline":"The Ultimate Guide to Making Perfect Lemon Cream Scones","datePublished":"2025-07-25T16:29:25+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-25T16:29:26+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708"},"wordCount":219,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FB_IMG_17534607824422.jpg","keywords":["Challenge","Cheesy","Chicken","Food","Italian","Pasta","Pizza","Pizzeria","Potatoes","Yum"],"articleSection":["Recipes"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708","url":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708","name":"The Ultimate Guide to Making Perfect Lemon Cream Scones - Best Food Recipes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FB_IMG_17534607824422.jpg","datePublished":"2025-07-25T16:29:25+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-25T16:29:26+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/#\/schema\/person\/60c383b0446bff2e3171ef306a44a4a6"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FB_IMG_17534607824422.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FB_IMG_17534607824422.jpg","width":334,"height":240},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?p=10708#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Ultimate Guide to Making Perfect Lemon Cream Scones"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/","name":"Best Food Recipes","description":"Al Recipes Food","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/#\/schema\/person\/60c383b0446bff2e3171ef306a44a4a6","name":"Red Food","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/355e37907b7290c9cb0bcd5c64882081216b91e7db017d7866de120cf19ae8e8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/355e37907b7290c9cb0bcd5c64882081216b91e7db017d7866de120cf19ae8e8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/355e37907b7290c9cb0bcd5c64882081216b91e7db017d7866de120cf19ae8e8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Red Food"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/dejunair.com\/"],"url":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10708"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10709,"href":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10708\/revisions\/10709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejunair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}