Alexandra's Kitchen · by Alexandra Stafford★ 5.0
Lemony Buttermilk Currant Scones
NUTRITION · PER SERVING60M COOK
CAL 22%·PRO 17%
CARBS 55G49% OF CAL
6G FIBER31G OTHER19G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 21G42% OF CAL
13G SAT9G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Tender, crumbly British-style scones flecked with tart currants and bright lemon zest. Best served warm with cream.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- 1/3 cup (50 g) Zante currants
- 1/4 cup (55 g) sugar
- zest of one lemon
- 2 1/3 cups (304 g) all-purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoons (5 g) baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon (3 g) baking soda
- 1.5 teaspoons (6 g) kosher salt, see notes above
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon (130 g) cold, unsalted butter (or salted… I always use salted)
- 3/4 to 1 cup (180 to 240 g) buttermilk
- 1 to 1.5 tablespoons melted butter
- sugar for sprinkling: turbinado makes for an especially pretty and tasty crust, see notes above
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 60M
CAL 22%·PRO 17%
CARBS 55G49% OF CAL
6G FIBER31G OTHER19G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 21G42% OF CAL
13G SAT9G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 25m
- Cook
- 20m
- Sodium
- 594mg
- Total sugar
- 19g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 314mg
- Calcium
- 73mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 25M
- SODIUM
- 594MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.