Blueberry Scones with a Lemony Glaze

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Blueberry Scones with a Lemony Glaze

Author Catherine's Plates

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1 TBS baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 TBS sugar
  • 5 TBS unsalted butter frozen and cut into small pieces
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1 cup heavy cream or half & half
  • heavy cream (extra for tops of scones)

Lemon Glaze

  • 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 2 cups confectioners sugar, sifted
  • 1 tBS unsalted butter, melted

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Sift dry ingredients (flour baking powder, salt & sugar).
  • Using a pastry blender, cut butter into flour to coat. (I use a cheese grater to grate the butter into tiny pieces and mix into flour. This is a fast alternative). It should look like coarse crumbs. Fold blueberries into crumb mixture (don't mash or bruise berries).
  • Make a well into center of mixture and pour in heavy cream or half & half. Fold everything together, do not over work dough.
  • Onto a lightly floured surface, press dough into a circle about 1 inch thickness. Using a bench scraper or a long knife, cut circle into 8 wedges. Place wedges onto a parchment lined cookie sheet leaving space between each wedge. Brush heavy cream or half & half on each wedge top.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes until nice and golden. Cool.
  • Lemon Glaze: Mix together lemon juice, sugar, and butter. Pour glaze over tops of scones.