Betsy’s Moist, Delicious Lemon Poppy Seed Scones

By Betsy Vail 01/21/2012

Ingredients:

• 2¼ cup flour
• ¾ cup whipping cream (scant)
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¹/₃ cup butter
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 Tbs grated lemon peel (zest from 1 lemon)
• Juice from 1 lemon
• 1-2 tsp vanilla
• ¼ tsp salt
• poppy seeds

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 400 F.
2. Mix ingredients together in a bowl.
3. Shape dough into 6 slightly flattened balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake 15 minutes.

Makes 6 large scones.