Buttermilk Strawberry Scones
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These Buttermilk Strawberry Scones with Lemon Butter Glaze are moist, flaky, and delicious scones, perfect for afternoon tea. Filled with fresh strawberries, they taste like spring, are easy to make, and are my favorite pink treat… ever.
While I often make them for tea, they’re also a tasty treat for baby showers, wedding showers, and strawberry season. Well… you get the idea. If you love strawberries, you’ll love these!
This simple-to-make scone is flaky and tender, with a perfect blend of sweet and tart. It’s finished off with a Lemon Butter Glaze that brings all the flavors together.
Ingredients for these Strawberry Scones
- Pantry Ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, confectioners’ sugar, and salt
- Buttermilk
- Lemon Juice
- Fresh strawberries
How to Make Strawberry Scones
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 1: Mix the dough
Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, and salt together. Cut the cubed butter into the dry ingredients with a fork, fingers, or two knives. (You can also use a food processor with a metal blade to speed things up. Just a couple of pulses will do.)
Fold the strawberries into the dry mixture and coat them. Make a well in the center and pour in the buttermilk. Fold the ingredients until just incorporated. Be careful not to overwork the dough.
Step 2: Shape the scones
Transfer the dough to a floured surface and divide it into 2 parts. Roll each part into a round shape about 3/4-inch thick. Cut each disc into 6 wedges and place them slightly separated on the prepared baking sheet.
Step 3: Bake the scones
Bake for 14-18 minutes, or until the top begins to turn golden brown.
Combine the lemon juice, confectioners’ sugar, and melted butter in a small bowl for the glaze. Whisk until the lumps disappear. Once the scones have cooled, drizzle each scone with glaze.
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Buttermilk Strawberry Scones Recipe
Ingredients
Strawberry Scones
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons 1-1/2 sticks cold butter, cubed small
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup fresh strawberries chopped
Lemon Butter Glaze
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, and salt. Cut the cubed butter into the dry ingredients with a fork, fingers, or two knives. (Or use a food processor with the metal blade to speed things up. Just a couple of pulses will do.)
- Fold the strawberries into the dry mixture and coat. Make a well in the center and pour in the buttermilk. Fold the ingredients until it is just incorporated. Be careful not to overwork the dough.
- Transfer the dough to a floured surface and divide into 2 parts. Roll each part into a round shape about 3/4-inch thick. Cut each disc into 6 wedges and place slightly separated on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 14-18 minutes, or until the top begins to turn golden brown.
- For the glaze: combine the lemon juice, confectioners’ sugar and melted butter in a small bowl. Whisk until the lumps disappear. Once the scones have cooled, drizzle each scone with glaze.
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Yes to strawberry scones! These look amazing! great for a baby shower!
Thank you so much, Emily!
Yum! I was just thinking I ought to make some scones this weekend, and this particular recipe looks absolutely lovely – perfect for spring and any party, but especially for welcoming a new baby girl!
Yum! I was just thinking I ought to make some scones this weekend, and this particular recipe looks absolutely lovely – perfect for spring and any party, but especially for welcoming a new baby girl!
Thank you, Monica! Scones are always a welcome addition to a party — and I agree, especially for welcoming a new baby girl!
I love scones and these look just delicious! Perfect shower fare!
Thank you so much, Kelsie! I love them too ?!
These scones look party perfect! Thanks for sharing this recipe and being a part of the bay shower 🙂 XOXO
Kelly, thanks so much for asking me to participate. You did a great job organizing all the details! Plus, the recipes have been so fun to print, pin, and save!
Stephanie,
These strawberry scones look absolutely divine. I’ve tried making scones in the past and either they flattened and lost their shape or came out too dry. But these, look perfectly tender with the right amount of moisture. I’ll have to pin this recipe for a future date.
These scones looks so lovely!! Perfectly flaky and tender on the inside! I love a good scone for breakfast and these fit the bill 🙂
Thank you so much! And I’m with you — I love scones for breakfast :)!
Want to have these on hand at all times!! So buttery and glazy delish Stephanie! Pinning as my go-to scone!
I have to admit — I have some in the freezer for those days that need a little sweetening ?!
So beautiful, Stephanie!! Your recipes are such down home goodness! Love every single one!! Keep ’em coming!!!
Thank you, Kim!
These sound so good! And that glaze? Yum! Perfect with a cuppa coffee for a 3pm snack right about now 😉
These sound so good! And that glaze? Yum! Perfect with a cuppa coffee for a 3pm snack right about now 😉
I must admit – I have a couple in the freezer for those 3pm pick-me-ups. They work SO well ??. Thanks!!
I never met a scone I didn’t like! And strawberries are my favorite so I’m sure I would love love these. Perfect for a baby shower!
Yep — I’m in that camp too. Love scones and strawberries!! Thanks for the comment 🙂
Beautiful flaky, buttery, and rich scones. Love the addition of strawberries and luscious lemon glaze. They perfectly balance the richness of the scones. Well done!
P.S. Just checking this out. If the comment is appeared, your commenting has been turned on 😉
Thank you so much, Ben! I love scones for just that reason. Add strawberries — and it’s heavenly. Thanks also for your help with the alerting me to the comments!
I love making scones and these look just lovely. I can imagine sitting with one of these and a nice cuppa, baby shower or not.
I love making scones and these look just lovely. I can imagine sitting with one of these and a nice cuppa, baby shower or not.
That’s exactly how I feel — scones and cuppa make the perfect, perfect combination. For all occasions!