Scones, Glorious Scones...

One day I was in the mood for scones.  Oh, yes, the honest-to-goodness, flaky, biscuity scone.  And I had some limes.  And coconut.  And I sang...

And my kids told me not to.

But they'll eat my scones.


 Lime in the Coconut Scones
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 Tablespoons sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Zest of 2 limes
1/4 cup shredded coconut
1 cube cold, unsalted butter, cut into small pices
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 Tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/2 cup confectioners' (powdered) sugar

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.  Cut the mutter into the dry mixture with a pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add coconut and mix.  Pour in the heavy cream and the 1/4 cup lime juice, stirring only just until dough forms.

Using hands, gently form the dough into ball.  Transfer to a parchment-lined cookie sheet and press into an 8 inch disk.  Cut into 8 wedges and slightly separate scones about 1 inch apart.  Bake until golden and a toothick insrted into the center is clean, 12-14 minutes.  Transfer scones to a cooling rack and cool about 20 minutes.

In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar with the 1 tablespoon of lime juice and stir until smooth. Drizzle glaze over cooled scones. Enjoy them with a cup of tea, some milk, or just gobble them down like we did.

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