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Take advantage of grapefruit season with these sweet, flaky glazed grapefruit scones! Looking for other uses for grapefruit? These citrus scones are it!
Can you believe it will be Valentine’s Day in 5 days!? Whether you’re celebrating or not, you have to admit that it definitely snuck up this year. I seriously don’t know where the time goes. Cliché, followed by cliché. But so true!
This past weekend Etienne and I hosted a Valentine’s Day dinner party with some friends. There were supposed to be 4 couples coming, but due to the INSANE snowstorm that day, one couple had to cancel. It actually kind of worked out, since our table had a hard enough time fitting all 8 of us, and I hate to admit it, we had just enough to eat. Apparently I need practice making large quantities of food! We had salad, spicy butternut squash soup, and these crazy good (and easy) beef short ribs with mushroom risotto by Flavor the Moments. Thanks, Marcie!
But what we really need to talk about is the cake. Eeek! I was totally winging it with this cake, so I wasn’t sure how it was going to work out….now I really regret not creating a post about it. In due time, I suppose. It had a chocolate cake base and a raspberry mousse filling, all topped off with a thick layer of chocolate ganache. Swoon!!
Isn’t she pretty!? Alas, after all that decadence, I wanted nothing but a tart, juicy grapefruit on Sunday. So I had about 4 of them. And nothing else. It was perfect! And then I couldn’t keep myself out of the kitchen and I made some glazed grapefruit scones!
Are these grapefruit scones sweet or sour?
Thanks to the granulated sugar in the recipe, along with the sweet glaze, these scones have just the perfect amount of zing, but they are just sweet enough. If you like things a bit sweeter, you can certainly add a bit more sugar. I’d suggest starting with an extra 2 tablespoons in the recipe.
How do you make grapefruit scones?
This recipe has the typical suspects you’d find in a scone recipe:
- butter (keep it cold)
- sugar
- all-purpose flour
Along with the primary ingredients, I used the zest of one whole grapefruit in the recipe, along with real, fresh grapefruit juice. The dough is a cinch to make. The usual scone rules apply; keep the butter COLD, and do not overwork the dough. I actually like to keep my butter frozen before using it, and then use a grater to shave it into fine pieces before incorporating it into the dough. If you have a food processor, it’ll do that job for you in seconds! Add the butter and just pulse enough to bring the dough together.
The glaze is delicious – I mixed more grapefruit zest into it, along with a touch of grapefruit juice. It has just the right amount of zing!
How long do these grapefruit scones stay fresh?
The scones are definitely best enjoyed fresh, but I had no problem eating them over the next few days!! If I’m not eating them fresh from the oven, I like to heat them up a bit and add a bit of butter…so good!
I suggest that you go out of your way to buy a few extra grapefruits the next time you’re at the grocery store – you’ll be happy you did!!
I feel sad that I only have a few scone recipes on the site – this is the other one though, and it is terrific!
I’ve also got to suggest a few other tasty recipes on the blog, like:
PrintGrapefruit Scones
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 8 scones 1x
Description
Take advantage of grapefruit season with these sweet, flaky glazed grapefruit scones! Looking for other uses for grapefruit? These citrus scones are it!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup very cold unsalted butter*, grated or in cubes
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup fresh grapefruit juice
- zest of 1 grapefruit
Glaze
- 1 tbsp fresh grapefruit juice
- 1 tbsp grapefruit zest
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in the cold butter using a fork or a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse pea-sized crumbs.
- In another mixing bowl, whisk the sugar together with the egg until combined, then add the heavy cream. Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry, and gently begin to combine together with a spatula. Add the grapefruit juice and zest, and use the spatula to mix gently until a soft dough is formed. Do not overmix!
- Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface, and using floured hands, form the dough into an 8″ disc and cut into 8 wedges. Place each wedge on the prepared baking sheet a couple inches apart. Bake the scones for 18-20 minutes, until the scones are light brown around the edges. Allow the scones to cool for a few moments before adding the glaze.
- Make the glaze. While the scones are baking, prepare the glaze by combining the powdered sugar, grapefruit juice and zest. Add more juice or more sugar to achieve the consistency you’d like. Drizzle the glaze over the fresh scones before serving.
Scones are best enjoyed immediately, but will keep at room temperature in an airtight container for 2-3 days. I like to re-heat my leftover scones and add some butter 🙂
Notes
- I like to grate frozen butter into small pieces before adding it into the scone dough.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: breakfast
- Method: bake
That is one perfect looking scone Kathy!! I can’t get over the fact that they are SO perfectly layered and look so crisp too. These will totally knock the bakery scones out of the park. Hope you are having a nice weekend.
Thank you Maria!! I am really happy with how the scones turned out – definitely flaky and delicious!! I hope you’re having a nice weekend too, my friend!!
Wow Katherine, this is such a great idea and recipe using grapefruit in scones. I looooove using citrus in baking, it gives it such a fresh and refreshing taste. And these scones must taste amazing. It will really make a yummy breakfast too 🙂
Have a great week 🙂
Hi Ashika! I love using citrus in my baking too – the grapefruit is a nice change from using lemon in pastry – it’s very refreshing!! Thank you so much – I hope you have a great week too! XO
These scones are definitely up my alley! The idea of using grapefruit is a brilliant one! I couldn’t stop at just one! 😉
It’s pretty tough to just stop at one, especially fresh out of the oven!! Thank you my friend! Have a great week!
I just made some scones Katherine! They’re my favorite. And I’ve never tried grapefruit scones. I bet they’re delish. On my baking list for sure!
I love a scone in the morning with a cup of coffee or tea! These ones are great, I hope you get a chance to try them out. Thank you Mary Ann!
that cake looks insane! as do these scones! i’v enever made ‘americans/canadian’ scones before but love the sound of that glaze! hope you’ve recovered from the snow storm!
The cake was so good!!! I wish I had more to munch on haha – thanks Georgie! The sun is finally out today and temperatures are not sub-zero 🙂
I wish I was at that dinner! The food sounds amazing, and that cake is beautiful! The scones sound wonderful! I love the idea of using grapefruit. Happy a great Valentine’s Day, Katherine!
Thank you Thao! The food turned out really good – always nice to go all out every once in a while! Happy Valentine’s Day to you too my friend!!
These sound incredible Katherine! I never would have thought about putting grapefruit in scones. Actually, grapefruit in hardly anything except drinks. The few times I’ve had grapefruit, it’s been too bitter for me and i have o add so much sugar it defeats the healthy intentions. So as long as I’m using sugar anyway, I may as well put them in scone form! They look amazing! Oh, and that Valentines cake…. gorgeous!!
I love grapefruit, but it can definitely be a little bitter! I like the way you think – if you’re going to top it with sugar anyway you might as well bake it into something delicious 🙂 Thank you so much for your comments!!
Hello Katherine ….! these looks soooo good & yummy, i will try to making this in upcoming few days. Thanks for sharing……keep shared new ideas with beautiful recipe….!
Thank you Samantha!! I hope you get a chance to try them – let me know what you think! Cheers!
We’re obsessed with grapefruit at my home! May make these to celebrate family day tomorrow. What a refreshing recipe 😉
We love grapefruit too! My husband and I actually snacked on grapefruit late last night haha – this would be a perfect family day recipe!! Thanks so much!