Foolproof Rosemary Citrus Scones Recipe - Lydi Out Loud (2024)

My Rosemary Citrus Scones recipe is sponsored by Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods. As always, all ideas and opinions are my own.

Hello friends, I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Raise your hand if you have ever suffered from scone anxiety. Not anxiety from the actual pastry itself, but from baking them. Hand raised right here! Why the anxiety? Well, if I’m being honest, I’ve had some scones that have left me highly disappointed. You know the ones… you bite in hoping for a rich, flaky, flavorful bite and instead you bite into a brick that, if you’re lucky, might have some good flavor.

I’m not one to let intimidation stop me, so I went for it. My first attempt at baking scones. The first round of Rosemary Citrus Scones weren’t quite bricks, but close. Sigh. In my subsequent attempts (yes, attempts plural), I discovered that there are some steadfast rules to avoiding this kind of scone scenario.

First and most important is using the best quality ingredients. After seeing the difference this can make, I will never, hand over heart, ever use anything other than Bob’s Red Millflour. Not only because of the difference it makes in the light and airiness of baked goods, but because it is organic, unbleached white flour freshly milled from organic hard red wheat. That means it packs in a ton of protein and none of the additives. The texture result is simply unmatched.

Second, the butter has to beverycold. Cold as in I put in the freezer for an hour before getting it out just before adding it in cold. The little bits of cold butter in the dough make these glorious air pockets which give the Rosemary Citrus Scones a wonderful flaky texture. See those little chunks of butter↓? We want that. And how about that zest though?!

Are you ready to overcome your scone anxiety with me? 😉

I’m pretty stoked at the timing of perfecting my Rosemary Citrus Scones recipe… I can serve them for Easter, Mother’s Day and spring brunch on the patio.

What baking rules have you discovered that help make your baking creations a winner every time? I’d love to hear them in the comments below! Happy spring baking!