Lemon Scones (heart shaped for Valentine's Day ♥)

Good Morning and happy Monday! ♥

I hope you all had a nice weekend! Did you stay up and watch the Super bowl last night?  I'll be completely honest.  I didn't watch it.  Rob was enjoying it in the living room and John (who is also not a diehard football fan) and I were watching TV in the bedroom (Better Call Saul on Netflix.  It's amazing!).  I popped in every once in a while to see the score and catch a commercial or two.  When I went to bed it was 4th quarter and tied.  I found out who won this morning! I'm no football fan but that seemed stressful : )

 

And now we're here.  Another Monday morning already.  This week I have a few things on my agenda -  like Valentine's Day, a doctor's appointment with a new doctor, and taxes.  Fun.  I feel like this week is going to by fast so for my sanity's sake, I'm starting the day slowly with coffee, a scone, and some deep breaths. We can do this ♥

Speaking of....I made lemon scones yesterday.  I have shared this recipe before, so I'll repost the link here (yummy lemon scones).

I first made them last fall.  I was deep into watching the Crown and thus, craving scones.  Ironically, I just finished the Prince Harry book SPARE, which I thoroughly enjoyed 

(more than I thought I would). I still have mixed feelings on the situation but I feel like I have a little better insight now to certain things, if that makes sense.  I'm still processing....

Anyway, back to the scones...

It's a delicious scone!  Not dry like most and very lemon-y.  I LOVE them! 🍋

I used a heart shaped cookie cutter because everything taste better when it's heart shaped, right? 

Perfect for Valentine's Day! ♥

Aren't they cute?! ♥

 

A little glaze and some red sprinkles is all they needed to make them festive.  

Perfect with coffee or tea  ♥

I wish I could share with all of you! 

Well, I'm off to do some work and get this Monday started.  The quicker we do that, the closer we get to Friday.  

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by today! 

And I hope you try these scones ♥

(you'll thank me later!) 

 xoxoxo 

PS - Happy Valentines Day!!! 

Lemon Scones ♥

Good Morning lovely Friends and happy Monday! ♥

I hope you all had a nice weekend.  

Mine was very nice and as always, went by too fast.  Saturday John and I went out and did some errands.  We make a coffee stop, checked some items of our Christmas list, and went to the library.  That seems to be our Saturday routine as of late.  I love that he still loves to spend time with me so I'll take it for as long as I can get it.  We drive, drink coffee, & listen to music. The car is where all our deep talks happen too, so you never know where the conversation will go : )  

After lunch he had CCD and mass. This spring he'll make his confirmation.  I feel like only yesterday he was receiving first communion.  Where does the time go? 

After mass he and a few friends were invited to another friends house for pizza. Perfect.  Rob and I had a nice dinner and then I started watching The Crown.  That continued on into Sunday.  I did some cleaning, some baking, and then on with the show!  It's so good.  

It's been a while, but I have a recipe to share with you today!  It must have been all the "afternoon teas" on The Crown seeping into my self conscious, because I was craving scones.  I scanned my pantry for ingredients and luckily I had everything I needed.  I saw two beautiful lemons in my fridge just waiting for me...so lemon scones it was!  

I found a recipe on Allrecipes.com and let me tell you, this is the easiest recipe AND these scones are delicious. They came out SO GOOD.  I cannot stop eating them! They are not too dry, full of flavor, and highly addictive. I have them on a plate on my kitchen table and every time I walk by I break off a corner and start nibbling.  I am not kidding! :) 

~Here is the recipe if you want to try them ~ 

♥ SCONES: 

3 cups flour

1/3 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1/3 tsp salt

3/4 cup cold butter, cut into cubes

9 tbls milk

3 tbls fresh lemon juice

2 1/2 tsp lemon zest

1 1/2 tsp vinegar 

♥ GLAZE:

2 cups confectioner's sugar

1/3 cup melted butter

2 1/2 tsp lemon juice

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

added water, if needed  

* for the glaze I only used 1 cup of confectioner's sugar and 1/4 cup (4 tbls) of melted butter.  I didn't want the glaze to be overly sweet and I also didn't want a ton left over, which is what usually happens.  After I added the lemon juice and vanilla it was a tad thick so I added a few drops of water to thin it out.  It worked out perfectly *

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder & soda, and salt together in a large bowl.  Mix in the cold butter with a fork or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  I use my fingers! 

Whisk milk, lemon juice, zest, and vinegar in a small bowl. 

Stir into flour mixture until dough is moistened.  

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead briefly, 5 or 6 turns.  Pat or roll dough out into a 1 inch thick round.  Cut into 8-10 wedges (mine were on the larger side so I only got 8).  

Arrange on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Bake 12 -15 minutes until edges are brown. Let cool completely before glazing. 

For the glaze, mix all ingredients and drizzle over scones.  

Enjoy!!! 

♥

Yummy! 🍋

I will definitely be making these again.  If you are a lemon lover like me I know you'll devour these.  I just had half a one for breakfast and I'm going back for the other half when I refill my coffee.

My agenda for today is work, work, and more work.  I'm sitting here in my little home office, cozy as a clam.  I'm about to put some music on and try to get through this Monday.  I'm thinking roast chicken for dinner tonight and brownies for dessert.  Sounds like a plan ♥

Have a great day friends! 

Stay Cozy! xoxoxo