Strawberry Scones

Ready for the oven
The house smelled so good.

Strawberry Scones
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into cubes
1 cup diced fresh strawberries
1 tablespoon lemon zest
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup heavy cream, extra for brushing on top
sanding sugar

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. With pastry blender, cut in butter cubes until mixture has course crumbs. Gently add strawberries and the lemon zest. Make a well in the center of the mixture and set aside.



• In a medium bowl, mix together eggs and cream. Add egg mixture to flour mixture. gently stir until moistened.



• Place dough onto a well floured surface. Gently knead the dough by folding and pressing it about 7 times, turning the dough a quarter turn after each fold. Move dough to a lightly floured parchment-lined baking sheet. Pat dough into a 3/4 inch-thick circle. Cut circle into wedges and separate each slightly.



• Brush wedges with cream and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake 16-20 minutes until golden brown. Makes 8-12 scones.

Packaged and ready for a meeting at work:) I brought these to work yesterday. Everyone enjoyed them. I served the scones with Lemon Curd. Of course we all had tea:)
I'll be joining Michael Lee West over at "Designs by Gollum". She is hosting this weeks Foodie Friday event. Stop by for some good eats:)

~ Have a wonderful Memorial Day ~