Lemon Huckleberry Scones

You know I never postal service recipes I haven’t tried too enthusiastically endorse.  Sometimes I become through a slump or lulls where I striking several yucky recipes inwards a row.  My hubby volition inquire “is it weblog worthy?”  Sometimes I accept to tell no – I’m non putting that on the blog.  Only the best recipes for my readers!  SRFD is form of my ain personal produce book.  These are all recipes I would brand i time again too again. 

This recipe is a favorite already.   These scones are moist too lightly sweetness too lemony too bursting amongst blueberriness.  There’s a squeamish crispy crust simply it’s non difficult or crumbly.  Yup nosotros volition accept these again. 

There is something close blueberries too lemon that I love.  In fact, lemon seems to live on my favorite season anymore, fifty-fifty over chocolate!  More than chocolate yous say????  Sorry I’m getting carried away again.  Anyway – why non brand these for breakfast this weekend?  Blueberries are readily available too affordable too yous tin ever uncovering a squeamish lemon. 

So inwards add-on to blueberries too lemon yous volition require flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, butter, heavy cream, too i egg.  Sounds similar cake?  Tastes similar cake!

In a large mixing bowl whisk the flour, sugar, lemon zest, baking powder, salt, too baking soda.

Cut inwards the mutual depression temperature butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Gently stir the blueberries into the flour mixture too laid aside.

In a pocket-sized bowl whisk the cream, egg too lemon juice together.

Make a good inwards the middle of the dry out ingredients too pour inwards the egg too cream mixture.  Mix until a dough starts to form.

Turn dough out onto a build clean surface dusted lightly amongst flour.  Knead a few times until the dough holds together.  Try non to press difficult too strike the blueberries.  Form the dough into a rectangle close xv inches long, past times iii inches wide, too close 1 1/4 inches high.  Cut the rectangle inwards one-half so each spell inwards one-half again.  Cut the squares inwards one-half on a diagonal.  You tin likewise split the dough into a circular loaf too spell into 10 equal pieces.

 Place the scones on a Silpat Mat or a parchment lined baking sheet.  Lightly brush milk or extra cream on transcend of each scone.

Sprinkle amongst a petty raw saccharide if desired.

Bake inwards a preheated 400 marker oven for 15-20 minutes.

If desired yous tin spread a sparse glaze made of confectioners saccharide mixed amongst fresh lemon juice too lemon zest.  I made mine really sparse too drizzled it on transcend of each scone.

Enjoy these delicious scones warm from the oven.  Great amongst a loving cup of coffee!

Lemon Blueberry Scones

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 loving cup sugar

1 tablespoon lemon zest

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

6 tablespoons butter, cutting into pocket-sized pieces

1 loving cup fresh blueberries, washed too drained

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1/2 loving cup heavy cream

1 egg

extra cream to brush on top

Glaze (mix together):

1/2 loving cup confectioner’s sugar

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon lemon zest

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, lemon zest, baking powder, common salt too baking soda.  Cut inwards the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.  Add the blueberries too gently mix.  Set aside.

In a pocket-sized mixing bowl whisk together the cream, lemon juice, too i egg.  Pour the egg too cream mixture into the dry out mixture too gently stir until it forms a soft dough.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface too knead until good mixed.  Form the dough into a rectangle close xv inches long, past times iii inches wide, past times 1 1/4 inches high.  Cut the rectangle inwards one-half too so inwards one-half again.  Cut swallow of the 4 pieces on a diagonal.  Place the scones on a ungreased cookie sheet, or Silpat Mat or a parchment lined baking sheet.

Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.  Allow the scones to cool slightly too drizzle amongst glaze if desired.

So slow too delicious!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a blessed quaternary of July amongst household unit of measurement too friends.

On Mon nosotros volition accept a raspberry pie so delight cheque back.

Happy Friday!

Tricia

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