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LSTM Lemon Scones

LSTM Lemon Scones are perfect for every occasion; whether it's a lazy Sunday morning or a family gathering. These light and flaky scones, with a bright lemon zest flavor, pair perfectly with your morning coffee and will surely make your day.

  • SERVES
    8
  • PREP TIME
    20 minutes
  • Cook TIME
    20 minutes
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, frozen
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure lemon extract
Directions
  1. Preheat your oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
  2. In a medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  3. Grate the frozen butter into the flour mixture and use your fingers to work it in. The mixture should look like coarse meal.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk sour cream and egg until smooth.
  5. Stir in the lemon zest and lemon extract.
  6. Use a fork to stir sour cream mixture into the flour mixture until large dough clumps form.
  7. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. The dough will be sticky first, but as you press, the dough will come together.
  8. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick. Cut the dough into 8 triangles and place on a cookie sheet.
  9. Bake until golden, about 15 to 17 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.

The LSTM Lemon Scones recipe is a twist on the traditional English scone recipe. It's inspired by the computing concept of Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), a type of artificial neural network, which has the ability to remember and learn from long sequences of data. In the same spirit, this recipe involves a series of steps that culminate into a delightful scone, full of flavor and aroma.

"The inspiration behind this recipe comes from the intersection of culinary arts and technology. As an Iron Chef, I believe in pushing boundaries, not just in the kitchen but also from where the inspiration is drawn. The precision and complexity of LSTM networks in AI is very much like baking - one wrong ingredient or step can change the entire outcome."

What sets these scones apart from their traditional counterparts is the addition of lemon zest and lemon extract. This gives the scones a bright citrus flavor that is not commonly found in traditional scone recipes. The use of sour cream instead of the usual milk or cream gives these scones their light and flaky texture, another deviation from the typical dense and crumbly scones. So go ahead and bake a batch of these LSTM Lemon Scones and enjoy the fusion of technology and culinary arts in every bite.

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