Whew, this week has been exhausting for me so I’m so excited to bring you grapefruit scones recipe. Luckily for me Maddie Grace goes to school twice a week which gives me a few hours to myself, and I like to use that time for one of my favorite things – baking. I’m a big fan of grapefruit, and for some reason seem to like it even more than normally this pregnancy, so I knew that I wanted to whip up with something delicious with grapefruit this week. One of my favorite things to bake and play around with adding new flavors in is scones, and these ones came out so delicious using grapefruit that I’m thrilled to share with you the recipe today.
Here’s what you need:
1 Cup Fresh Squeezed Grapefruit Juice (I used 2 Wonderful Sweet Scarletts Grapefruit)
1 Tablespoon Freshly Grated Grapefruit Zest
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
1/3 Cup Sugar
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
1/4 Teaspoon salt
1 Stick Butter, Cubed
1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
Preheat oven to 450 Degrees F and grease a scone pan (don’t have one? find one here).
Using an electric mixer, slowly combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt until well mixed. Using a pastry mixer attachment, add the butter and beat on medium-high until mixture is crumbly.
Turn the mixer speed to medium-low and add in all except a splash of the grapefruit juice and the zest. Keep mixing until dough is moist.
Divide dough into scone pan and press flat. If using a cookie sheet, take dough and create about 10 pieces and form into the shape of triangles.
Bake 17-18 minutes, or until golden brown on top. While baking, add the remaining grapefruit juice to powdered sugar, just enough to make the powdered sugar wet, and mix together for the frosting.
Remove scones from oven. Immediately coat with frosting. Allow to cool and enjoy!
I used Wonderful Sweet Scarletts to create these scones – they’re a new brand of Texas Red Grapefruits that are naturally sweet so no need to add sugar when you eat them (if you are one of the people like my husband who thinks grapefruit needs sugar). Half a grapefruit is only 60 calories and provides 100% of the recommended daily value of Vitamin C!
This is a unique scone recipe. I'll bet it is so tasty! Got to pin it for when I'm off diet.
Adding scone pan to my Christmas list stat!! I love grapefruit and I've never heard of a grapefruit scone til know and I want to make them instantly.
Thank you sharing them!
Yes, I like grapefruit for breakfast and in my fruit salad.
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I love grapefruit any time.
I need to get a scone baking pan like that!
I love grapefruit, but have not tried baking with it.
Yes, I love Grapefruit. I love to eat the Grapefruit plain or in Grapefruit juice form. I haven't tried baking with it but the Scones look really good.
I am such a huge fan of grapefruit, but I would never have thought to use the this way. Brilliant!
I do love grapefruit, in the morning with toast and coffee!
I love scones and I love grapefruit so this must be a hit for me!:) Great recipe!
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K
I love grapefruit, like to put a little salt on mine.
I like grapefruit, but your giveaway description makes me really want to try this variety of grapefruit. It sounds even more delicious.
I love grapefruit topped with sugar.
I love grapefruit. This recipe sounds good, I have never baked with grapefruit though.
Grapefruit is one of my favorite fruits!
I love grapefruit with sugar on top of it. Thank you
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I do like the occasional grapefruit
I love to have grapefruit for breakfast.
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I love grapefruit. It is the perfect breakfast with a little bit of brown sugar on top of it.
Laurie Emerson
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I love grapefruit especially for breakfast.
i absolutely love grapefruit. My children do too. We eat lots of it