Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, lemon blueberry scones 🍋. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This Lemon Blueberry Scones recipe is a delightful addition to any breakfast or brunch! Fresh blueberries and loads of lemon zest add an irresistible freshness to these easy to make scones. Serve with lemon curd and cream for an afternoon tea experience everyone will love! These Lemon Blueberry Scones Are: Sweet with crumbly edges.
Lemon blueberry scones 🍋 is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Lemon blueberry scones 🍋 is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have lemon blueberry scones 🍋 using 13 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon blueberry scones 🍋:
- Make ready 2 c. All-purpose flour
- Prepare 6 T. Granulated sugar
- Take 1 T. Fresh lemon zest (about one lemon)
- Get 2 & 1/2 t. Baking powder
- Prepare 1/2 t. Salt
- Prepare 1/2 c. Unsalted butter, frozen
- Prepare 1/2 c. Heavy cream (add, 2T. for brushing) see last step for sub
- Make ready 1 large egg
- Prepare 1 & 1/2 t. Vanilla
- Get 1 heaping cup blueberries (if frozen, don't thaw)
- Prepare Lemon Icing
- Prepare 1 c. Powdered sugar
- Take 3 T. Lemon juice
The optional lemon glaze takes these over the top. These Lemon Blueberry Scones are light and fluffy, sweet and tangy, but most of all, simply delicious. So easy to make, perfect for breakfast and a great Mother's Day treat. Made with yogurt to keep them light and fluffy.
Instructions to make Lemon blueberry scones 🍋:
- Whisk flour, sugar, lemon zest, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Grate the frozen butter using a box grater. Add it to the flour mixture and combine with a pastry cutter, two forks, or your fingers until the mixture comes together in pea-sized crumbs. See video above for a closer look at the texture. Place in the refrigerator or freezer as you mix the wet ingredients together.
- Whisk 1/2 cup heavy cream, the egg, and vanilla extract together in a small bowl. Drizzle over the flour mixture, add the blueberries, then mix together until everything appears moistened.
- Pour onto the counter and, with floured hands, work dough into a ball as best you can. Dough will be sticky. If it’s too sticky, add a little more flour. If it seems too dry, add 1-2 more Tablespoons heavy cream. Press into an 8-inch disc and, with a sharp knife or bench scraper, cut into 8 wedges.
- Brush scones with remaining heavy cream and for extra crunch, sprinkle with coarse sugar. (You can do this before or after refrigerating in the next step.)
- Place scones on a plate or lined baking sheet (if your fridge has space!) and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.—you can skip this, but it helps scones to hold form.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400°F
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. After refrigerating, arrange scones 2-3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet(s).
- Bake for 22-25 minutes or until golden brown around the edges and lightly browned on top. Remove from the oven and cool for a few minutes before topping with lemon icing.
- Make the icing:Â Whisk the icing ingredients together. Drizzle over warm scones.
- Leftover iced or un-iced scones keep well at room temperature for 2 days or in the refrigerator for 5 days.
- Instead of 1/2c heavy cream, you can use 1/4c Greek yogurt, 2T water, and 2T melted butter OR 1/4c yogurt and 1/4c milk
So easy to make, perfect for breakfast and a great Mother's Day treat. Made with yogurt to keep them light and fluffy. For this early summer version, I just folded fresh blueberries right into the dough, then topped the scones with a puckery-sweet lemon glaze. How to Make Blueberry Lemon Scones. Before you begin, be sure to coat the frozen blueberries with flour and store them in the freezer until you incorporate them into the dough at the last minute.
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