Lemon White Chocolate Scones

I've never been a fan of white chocolate.  There are very few appropriate uses for white chocolate in my book.  Let me tell you, this is one of those appropriate uses. The combination of it with the buttery, lemony dough was divine.  I almost left the white chocolate out and I am so glad I didn't!  If you've had a rocky relationship with white chocolate like me, give it another go in the form of this scone.  I made these for a baby shower I was throwing (without trying the recipe before, of course).  They were a hit! I'll definitely make these again. So light and tender and delicious!

Lemon White Chocolate Scones

1 3/4 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest

8 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 1/3-inch cubes

3/4 cup white chocolate chips

3/4 cup whole milk 

1 teaspoon lemon juice 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, lemon zest and sugar in a mixer or a medium sized bowl. Using the paddle attachment, add the butter and mix until coated with flour.  The butter chunks should still be large, not less than half their original size.  Add the white chocolate chips.  Stir gently.  With the mixer set on a slow speed add the milk and lemon juice and mix until just absorbed.  Stop mixing when the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl.  Make sure not to over mix. It is the key to these tender.  The butter needs to be in decently large chunks or they will turn out tough.

Shape into a ball gently. Try not to handle the dough too much.  The warmth of your hands will melt the butter and you want the chunks still. Roll the dough into a 7-inch disk.  Cut into quarters and then again into eighths.  Set the scones on a cookie sheet.  Bake until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.

Glaze

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1 tablespoons milk

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon lemon zest

In a medium sized mixing bowl add the powdered sugar and lemon zest.  Stir in lemon juice and milk one tablespoon at a time.  Continue to add more lemon juice until desired consistency. 

Adapted slightly from Simply So Good to make them more lemony