Lemon Cream Cheese Scones

Absolutely yummy. Thank you Bernideens Tea Time

2 1/4 cups flour

1/4 cup sugar 

zest of 1 large lemon,

2 tsp baking powder

1/3 cup firm butter

4 oz cream cheese

1 egg

3/4 cup buttermilk or heavy whipping cream 

1/4 cup lemon juice

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 
• Combine flour, sugar, lemon zest, baking powder.  
• Using a kneader, cut in butter.  
• In a small bowl combine cream cheese, egg and buttermilk and lemon juice 
• Combine into flour mixture and make dough ball.
• Roll out dough on a floured surface with a rolling pin which has also been floured. 
• Cut these scones with small scone cutters.  
• Bake on ungreased baking sheet about 13 minutes and remove from sheet. 
• Serve warm with lemon curd and clotted cream