Breakfast for 18

Meyer Lemon Iced Scones

Name: Meyer Lemon Iced Scones
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 18 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup sour cream; 1 tsp baking soda; 4 cups flour; 2 1/2 tbsp freshly grated meyer lemon zest; 1 cup white sugar; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 cup cold butter cubed; 1 egg; 1/4 cup fresh meyer lemon juice; 18 slices paper thin of meyer lemon rounds; lemon icing; 1 cup powdered sugar; 2 1/2 tsp heavy cream; 1 tsp lemon juice; 1/2 tsp vanilla; 2 tsp melted salted butter

$2.26for 430 minServes 18

Tender Meyer lemon scones bake with sour cream, butter, and sugar before receiving a sweet lemon icing.

Photo: thekitchenmagpie.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Sour cream, 6.5 oz$0.14/oz typical	6.5 oz	$0.89Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 3.25$0.60 each typical	3.25	$1.99Typical price
	Butter, 8.25 oz$0.40/oz typical	8.25 oz	$3.33Typical price
	Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
	Juice, 2.25 oz$0.04/oz typical	2.25 oz	$0.09Typical price
	Heavy cream, 0.5 oz$0.22/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.10Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.17

Swaps

Swap sour cream for yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Baking powder and sodaFlourSugar and brown sugarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
18servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Budget Breakfasts

Typical price

$0.56 per serving$2.26 for 4

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Ingredients

3/4 cup sour cream
1 tsp baking soda
4 cups flour
2 1/2 tbsp freshly grated meyer lemon zest
1 cup white sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup cold butter cubed
1 egg
1/4 cup fresh meyer lemon juice
18 slices paper thin of meyer lemon rounds
lemon icing
1 cup powdered sugar
2 1/2 tsp heavy cream
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp melted salted butter

Steps

Heat the oven to 400 F and line a baking sheet with paper.
Stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and lemon zest.
Cut in the cold butter until coarse crumbs form, then mix in the sour cream and egg.
Pat the dough into a thick round, cut it into 18 pieces, and place lemon rounds on top.
Bake for 14 to 16 minutes, until the scones are lightly golden, then cool them.
Whisk the powdered sugar, cream, lemon juice, vanilla, and melted butter, then drizzle the icing over the cooled scones.