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Amy's Recipes, Christmas & Winter, Desserts, Uncategorized, Yummies · 11/02/2024

Fresh Citrus Yogurt Scones

How to make fresh homemade scones with a delightful citrus flavor and white chocolate and almonds!
These homemade Citrus Yogurt Scones are one of family favorites! We love the fresh citrus flavor with the burst of sweet creamy white chocolate and the light crunch of the nuts.  If you prefer no nuts….leave them out!  These are velvety soft, and lightly sweet…. true citrus homemade scone paradise!  DELISH! Love and lemon zest!
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Fresh Citrus Yogurt Scones 

by Amy Jensen, recipe contributor
We bake a tower of these scones, make some eggs and bacon, blend up a fruit smoothie…and brace ourselves for the thundering of many pairs of feet…rushing the kitchen table.
Our favorite way to begin a peaceful Sunday!

*We love to have a big breakfast together as a family on Sundays!  Trust me…this is a huge effort for me and PJ…we would much rather sleep in and have a leisurely morning.  But, we’ve found if we get up and make a pile of breakfast favorites, our kids get up without a fuss and we all can spend some quality time together before the rush of church preparation begins.  It’s a FAB way to start the day!

Amy J J

Wake up people!  Let’s get baking!
You may also like our other fresh citrus recipes:
Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake Tutorial
Lemon Raspberry Trifle Dessert
Lemonade Ice Cream Pie
Quick Lemon Pound Cake

Fresh Citrus Yogurt Scones

3 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
½ cup butter, cut up
¾ cup sugar
1 Tble finely grated orange zest
½ Tble finely grated lemon zest
½ cup fresh squeezed orange juice
½ cup plain yogurt
1 large egg
½ cup finely chopped, blanched almonds

1. Combine first 5 ingredients.

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives, until mixture resembles course crumbs.  Set aside.

 

 

 

 

3.  Combine sugar with orange and lemon zest.  Stir until well mixed, set aside.

 

 

 

Lemon zester by Zulay Kitchen

Fresh lemon and orange zest makes ALL the difference!  We use the BEST CHEESE GRATER & ZESTER from Zulay Kitchen.  This zester is stainless steel with a nice long, no-slip handle.  You can use it for  citrus, cheese, ginger, chocolate, and even coconut.  It includes a plastic cover too!

 

 

 

4.  Whisk together orange juice, yogurt and egg until well blended.

 

5.  Combine almonds and white chocolate chips

 

 

 

 

6.  Stir together flour mixture, zest mixture, almonds and chocolate chips.

 

 

 

 

7.  Add yogurt/juice mixture to flour/zest mixture.

 

 

 

 

 

8.  Stir gently until just combined.

 

 

 

 

9.  Turn out onto counter top and knead by hand until combined.

 

 

 

 

10.  Divide dough in half. Roll into a circle about ½ inch thick and the size of a dinner plate.  Cut into 16 pizza slice shapes.

 

 

 

 

 

11.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake in 375 degree oven for about 20 minutes.

 

 

 

 

12.  Cool. Drizzle with glaze made from orange juice and powdered sugar.

 

 

 

DELISH!

 

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