Description

Fluffy, tall lemonade scones baked in a cast-iron skillet! These super-easy, five-ingredient scones come together in minutes and are ready to eat warm, straight from the pan, in half an hour. Slather them with jam and cream for the ultimate afternoon treat.

Ingredients

Scale

4 ½ c / 745g self raising flour
½ tsp sea salt flakes
1 ½ c / 360ml lemonade
1 c /240ml thickened cream
2 tbsp runny honey
Full cream milk (to brush scones with)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200°C / 392°F. Butter the inside of your skillet and set it aside.
Pop the flour into a large bowl, add the salt, and give it a quick whisk to aerate the flour.
In a jug, combine the lemonade, thickened cream, and runny honey — just stir gently to combine. Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and fold everything together until just combined. The dough should be slightly sticky, and a bit shaggy, so resist the urge to overwork it.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gently pat it into a thick disk about 2.5 – 3 cm (1 inch) thick. Cut rounds with a floured 5-6 cm cutter
Arrange the scones close together on your skillet and brush the top of each scone with a little milk. Bake for 20 minutes until they’re risen and lightly golden. Cool on a rack for five minutes, then serve warm with jam and cream… or just eat one straight up while no one’s watching.

Notes

To get light, high, and fluffy scones, don’t twist the scone cutter when you’re cutting the scones. Twisting crushes the buttery dough layers and stops them from evenly rising.

Make sure that you place scones close together in the skillet so they climb, not spread. Plus, they have that fluffy center thing going when they’re pulled apart.

This recipe was cooked in my Le Creuset 26cm cast iron skillet.

Scones are best eaten on the day they are baked. However, if you have leftovers, store them in an airtight container for up to 2 days. To freshen them up the next day, pop them in the microwave for 10 seconds.

Ps. Please note all recipes on this website are in US measurements. Eg, 1 cup / 240ml, 1 tablespoon/15mls. Oven temperatures refer to a fan-forced oven.

Nutrition

Serving Size:
Calories: 213
Sugar: 14.8 g
Sodium: 497.3 mg
Fat: 3.3 g
Carbohydrates: 42.3 g
Protein: 3.8 g
Cholesterol: 8.8 mg