Lemon Cardamom Scones

Packed with flavor and easy to make, these delicious Lemon Cardamom Scones are great with your coffee or tea.

Packed with flavor and easy to make, these delicious Lemon Cardamom Scones are great with your coffee or tea. #lemonscones #cardamom #scones #cardamomscones #teatime | manilaspoon.com

I am excited about this post! I have joined up with 10 other amazing bloggers for a 30 Day Challenge where each month we decide on a particular theme centered on an ingredient then we come up with a recipe featuring that ingredient.

For this month, lemon was the unanimous choice.  You will find below the link to recipes from our friends and hope you check them all out.

Packed with flavor and easy to make, these delicious Lemon Cardamom Scones are great with your coffee or tea. #lemonscones #cardamom #scones #cardamomscones #teatime | manilaspoon.com

At first, I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to make a savory or sweet dish. I wanted to bake something for sure but it had to be something I haven’t done before or the flavor combination would be something I haven’t tried yet.

With this in mind, I finally thought that it had to be a baked sweet treat featuring the tastes of tangy lemons and some aromatic spice.

Packed with flavor and easy to make, these delicious Lemon Cardamom Scones are great with your coffee or tea. #lemonscones #cardamom #scones #cardamomscones #teatime | manilaspoon.com

If you know me, you’d know that I am such a huge fan of cardamom that every time hubby goes to India or if one of our friends from India comes to visit, I make sure that they bring some cardamom pods back home. I thought Lemon and Cardamom would be such a perfect fit though initially, I wasn’t sure how it would work.

But it did! I brought these scones to our church and those who tried them were wonderfully pleased. This means that the Lemon and Cardamom flavor combo will be featured more often in this blog in the near future.

Packed with flavor and easy to make, these delicious Lemon Cardamom Scones are great with your coffee or tea. #lemonscones #cardamom #scones #cardamomscones #teatime | manilaspoon.com

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Lemon Cardamom Scones

By: Manila Spoon
Published: 02/21/2016

Lemon Cardamom Scones

Packed with flavor and easy to make, these delicious Lemon Cardamom Scones are great with your coffee or tea.

FOR FULL RECIPE & INSTRUCTIONS and to PRINT, SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW.

WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS FOR LEMON CARDAMON SCONES?

  • 1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1/2 cup Oatmeal
  • 4 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons fresh Lemon zest
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground Cardamom
  • 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) cold unsalted Butter
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 (6 oz) container Lemon-flavored or regular yogurt

For the Lemon Drizzle

  • 5 Tablespoons powdered Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Lemon juice

WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS FOR LEMON CARDAMON SCONES?

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F. Lightly grease a baking sheet. Set aside. Mix together the flour, oatmeal, baking powder, baking soda, ground cardamom, and salt in a large bowl. Using a pastry blender, cut in the cold butter until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
  2. In another bowl, mix together the egg and yogurt until combined. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir just until everything is moistened.
  3. On a lightly floured surface, turn out the dough and gently knead it a few times until it comes together (10-12 times). Pat the dough into an 8-inch circle and cut it into 8 wedges. On the prepared baking sheet, place the wedges about 2 inches apart and then transfer to the oven and bake for 12-14 minutes or until the scones look golden brown.
  4. Transfer the scones to a wire rack and cool completely.
  5. Stir together the powdered sugar and lemon juice until it is smooth and has a glaze consistency. Drizzle the lemon glaze over the cooled scones.

Yield: 8 Servings
Prep Time: 00 hrs. 15 mins.
Cook time: 00 hrs. 12 mins.
Total time: 27 mins.
Tags: Scones, Lemon, Cardamom, Bread, Scones, Tea Time

Packed with flavor and easy to make, these delicious Lemon Cardamom Scones are great with your coffee or tea. #lemonscones #cardamom #scones #cardamomscones #teatime | manilaspoon.com

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Lemon Cardamom Scones

Manila Spoon
Packed with flavor and easy to make, these delicious Lemon Cardamom Scones are great with your coffee or tea.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snacks
Cuisine English
Servings 8
Calories 211 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1 ½ cups All Purpose Flour
  • ½ cup Oatmeal
  • 4 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons fresh Lemon zest
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ¾ teaspoon ground Cardamom
  • ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ cup (1/2 stick) cold unsalted Butter
  • 1 large egg lightly beaten
  • 6 oz container Lemon-flavored or regular yogurt

For the Lemon Drizzle

  • 5 Tablespoons powdered Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400 F. Lightly grease a baking sheet. Set aside. Mix together the flour, oatmeal, baking powder and baking soda, ground cardamom and salt in a large bowl. Using a pastry blender, cut in the cold butter until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
  • In another bowl, mix together the egg and yogurt until combined. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir just until everything is moistened.
  • On a lightly floured surface, turn out the dough and gently knead it a few times until it comes together (10-12 times). Pat the dough to an 8-inch circle and cut into 8 wedges. In the prepared baking sheet, place the wedges about 2-inch apart and then transfer to the oven and bake for 12-14 minutes or until the scones look golden brown.
  • Transfer the scones to a wire rack and cool completely.
  • Stir together the powdered sugar and lemon juice until it is smooth and has a glaze consistency. Drizzle the lemon glaze over the cooled scones.

Nutrition

Calories: 211kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 4gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 352mgPotassium: 90mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 228IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 101mgIron: 2mg
Keyword easy cardamom scones recipe, lemon cardamom scones, scones with cardamom
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13 Comments

  1. February 21, 2016 / 5:19 pm

    I love these, India and England all combined in a scone. I love these and cannot wait to try them, with a cuppa of course 🙂

    • February 23, 2016 / 2:20 am

      Always great with a cuppa! Thanks Janette!

  2. February 21, 2016 / 5:36 pm

    Scones are one of my absolute favorites and with the fresh lemon flavor I would be going for these one after another!

  3. February 21, 2016 / 6:35 pm

    I love scones and I love your lemon/cardamom take on them! I actually don't think I've had a lemons scone, ever, so I need to fix that asap. So perfect for breakfast or tea time!

  4. February 22, 2016 / 12:35 pm

    What a fun challenge, and a great way to push yourself our of your comfort zone and use something that you might now have used before. These look delicious too!

  5. February 22, 2016 / 9:01 pm

    I love cardamom! These scones must not only taste amazing, but I bet they smell superb as they bake!

  6. February 23, 2016 / 2:19 am

    I love a good scone recipe. This looks delicious!

  7. February 23, 2016 / 2:50 pm

    wow! Now I must make these with my cup of tea!

  8. February 23, 2016 / 3:43 pm

    I love how cardamom can add a little warming heat to sweets. Combining it with lemon scones is an awesome idea.

  9. February 23, 2016 / 6:28 pm

    I love scones! These sound so yummy and delicious!

  10. February 24, 2016 / 12:41 am

    Mmm, these look perfect for Sunday brunch!

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