Yes, you heard that right – you can bake scones in your air fryer! Bake light, fluffy scones using lemon curd for extra zing, and even better – it only takes 17 minutes to cook them in the handy appliance.
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Ingredients
Method
Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre; pour in combined buttermilk and lemon curd. Using a flat-bladed knife, gently stir until dough just comes together.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Using your hands, knead mixture briefly. Pat out until dough is 3cm thick.
Using a floured cutter, cut 5.5cm rounds from dough. Press scraps of dough together until 3cm thick. Repeat cutting to get a total of 9 scones. Brush top of scones with any buttermilk left in the carton or 1 tablespoon of milk.
Preheat a 7-litre air fryer to 180°C/350°F for 3 minutes.
Spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray. Taking care, place scones, side by side, in the air fryer basket. Reset the temperature to 160°C/325°F; cook for 17 minutes.
Serve warm scones with jam and cream.
What to serve with air fryer scones
We recommend serving scones with whipped cream and your favourite jam. But if you’re a lemon lover, you can also serve the scones with extra lemon curd and whipped cream.
Buttermilk tip for scones
If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, you can easily make your own with this method.
Make your own lemon curd
Feel confident in the kitchen? Make your own lemon curd with our unbeatable recipe.
More air fryer bakes
Scones aren’t the only sweet treat you can bake in your air fryer. Cheesecake, banana bread, biscuits, butter cake and cannoli can all be baked in an air fryer too. And that’s just the start! See this collection of air fryer baking recipes for more.
