Scottish Eggnog Scones Recipe With Lemon Curd

Growing up in a family with a British grandmother, tea time was always an important part of our lives. We had tea in the morning, afternoon, evening, when we were having a bad day… Tea makes everything better. And having scones with our tea really made things good! This Scottish Eggnog Scones Recipe with Lemon Curd is so good with a cup of tea!

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This is an easy scone recipe that is sure to please. Serve this delicious scone with lemon curd as part of afternoon tea or at anytime of day. This lovely scone is lightly sweet with the hint of spice from the eggnog and the lemon curd adds a sweet/tart that really works with the eggnog. 

Scottish scones are often served with clotted cream with jam or lemon curd. The texture should be light and crumbly. To achieve a light and crumbly scone make sure your baking powder is fresh and don’t overhandle the soft dough. 

What Makes This Scottish Eggnog Scones Recipe with Lemon Curd Different?

This delicious scone recipe is made with eggnog rather than heavy cream or milk. If you want a plain scones recipe, just substitute the eggnog for cream or milk. You can also easily make your own eggnog if it is out of season. It’s made with common, every day ingredients with the exception of rum extract, but that is easily accessible at your local grocery store. You really should try it with eggnog! The spice from the eggnog just works so well with the lemon curd!

How To Mix Butter Into Scottish Eggnog Scones

When mixing the butter into the flour. You want to combine the butter evenly with the flour, but you still want to have the butter as separate lumps in your mixture. My favorite tool for cutting in butter is the pastry cutter/pastry blender. It’s what I’ve always used and I feel it gives the best results for incorporating the butter without making it too warm. You can use a cheese grater if you freeze your butter before hand. Some people prefer this method. The food processor can also be used to cut the butter into the flour, but you have less control over the butter mixture. It can be easily over blended.

Tools You Will Need

• Pastry Cutter (or Cheese Grater or Food Processor)
• Bench Scraper

Ingredients you’ll need for Scottish Eggnog Scones Recipe with Lemon Curd

To get started making this recipe, you’ll first want to gather all your ingredients first.

Here is what you’ll need:

Ingredients you’ll need for Lemon Curd

Here is what you’ll need:

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1: Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. With a pastry cutter cut in cold butter into the dry ingredients until the butter pieces are the size of a small pea.

Step 2: Wisk together eggnog (or milk) and egg and then add to the flour mixture. Mix just until flour in mixed into wet ingredients. Turn out onto floured board and work into a ball. Divide dough in half and pat dough into two 6-inch round discs. Cut into 6 pieces in each 6-inch disc.

Step 3: Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silicone mat. At this point I sometimes like to brush a little heavy whipping cream on the scones and sprinkle with a bit a sugar before baking. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Place on wire rack to cool a bit. Serve warm scones with lemon curd and a cup of tea. Cut scones in half or put lemon curd right onto the tops of the scones. Delicious!!

This is such an easy recipe that can be used as a base scone recipe. You can swap out the eggnog and use milk or cream and add in chocolate chips or whatever add-in you would like. I hope you enjoy this Sottish Eggnog Scones Recipe with Lemon Curd!

Scottish Eggnog Scones Recipe with Lemon Curd

An easy scone recipe that is sure to please. Serve this delicious scone with lemon curd as part of afternoon tea or at anytime of day. This lovely scone is lightly sweet with the hint of spice from the eggnog and the lemon curd adds a sweet/tart that really works with the eggnog. 

Print Recipe

Prep Time:15 minutes mins

Cook Time:15 minutes mins

Total Time:30 minutes mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups All purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 5 teaspoons Baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 3/4 cup Butter
• 1 large Egg
• 1 cup Eggnog

Make your own Eggnog

• 1 Egg
• 1 Tablespoon Sugar
• 3/4 cup Milk
• 1/4 teaspoon Rum extract
• dash of nutmeg

Lemon Curd Recipe

• 5 Egg yokes
• 4 Lemons – Zest and juice
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter

Instructions

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. With a pastry cutter cut in cold butter into the dry ingredients until the butter pieces are the size of a small pea.
• Wisk together eggnog or milk and egg and then add to the flour mixture. Mix just until flour in mixed into wet ingredients. Turn out onto floured board and work into a ball. Divide dough in half and pat dough into two 6-inch round discs. Cut into 6 pieces in each 6-inch disc.
• Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silicone mat. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Place on wire rack to cool a bit. Serve warm scones with lemon curd and a cup of tea. Cut scones in half or put lemon curd right onto the tops of the scones. Delicious!!

To make your own eggnog

• In a small bowl whisk together egg, sugar, milk, rum extract, and nutmeg. Use the whole amount in this easy scone recipe.

Lemon Curd

• In a medium saucepan whisk together egg yokes, lemon zest, lemon juice, and sugar. On medium heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, cook until thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon. About 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat. Add butter 1 Tablespoon at a time. Stirring until butter is melted into the lemon curd. Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks. you can also freeze it for up to a year.