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Lemon Blueberry Scones

Lemon Blueberry Scones

Lemon and blueberry is a great combination in baked goods because the two flavors compliment each other very well. The lemon seems to bring out an extra sweetness in the blueberries, which are sweet on their own but don’t have the tart aspect to them that other berries, such as raspberries, can have to set off their flavor. Lemon and blueberry often meet in a batch of muffins or in a quickbread, but they came together for me in a batch of fresh scones this time around.

These Lemon Blueberry Scones are light, tender and have a great overall flavor to them. The scone dough has both fresh lemon juice and fresh lemon zest in it, as well as plenty of blueberries. Although I used fresh lemon, I actually used frozen blueberries for these scones. Fresh will work, but frozen berries hold their shape better when you handle the dough. I always knead my scone dough before cutting it to give it some extra flakiness and frozen berries are much sturdier when it comes down to it. And both fresh and frozen berries taste great. A light lemon glaze drizzled over the top of these before serving is what really makes that lemon flavor pop out and makes the scones even sweeter.

If you’re going to be serving these to company, or to any group, for breakfast, there is an alternative to glazing the scones that makes for a nice presentation. You can double (or triple) the glaze amount and put it in a small bowl with a small spoon or knife, then let guests drizzle on as much as they want while they’re eating. You can also mix a bit of the glaze into some softened butter to make a nice, sweet spread for these scones. They don’t need the butter to make them flavorful, but I’ve never had anyone complain about the opportunity to spread extra butter on a warm, fresh scone.

Lemon Blueberry Scone

Lemon Blueberry Scones
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
6 tbsp butter, chilled
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp lemon zest
1 cup frozen blueberries

Preheat oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut butter into 6-8 chunks and add to flour mixture, tossing to coat. Using your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour until mixture is sandy and butter is well distributed, with no pieces larger than a big pea.
Add in milk, lemon juice and lemon zest and stir until dough comes together. If dough is too wet, add an additional tablespoon of flour to the dough.
Either keeping the dough in your mixing bowl, or turning it out onto a lightly floured surface, knead dough for about 1 minute. Flatten dough and add blueberries. Knead gently for 30-60 seconds to distribute them. Divide dough into two balls and press each into a disc about 3/4-inch thick. Use a knife to divide each disc into quarters and place scones on prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 17-22 minutes, until scones are golden brown.

Lemon Glaze (optional)
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar

Whisk glaze ingredients together until smooth, then drizzle over still-warm scones before serving.

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23 Comments
  • Kim
    April 2, 2010

    I so need to make these this weekend! Grocery store was out of onion bagels (gasp!) and finance’ will starve without them… but – he loves blueberries and lemon – tada! You saved him!

    Kim @ http://frostmeblog.blogspot.com

  • Cheryl
    April 3, 2010

    yum! this may be the perfect easter morning breakfast:)

  • Kady Todd
    April 4, 2010

    The recipe is wonderful! However, how did you get your scones looking like they look “flakey” or “layered”? Mine came out looking like triangle muffin tops?

  • cakes to vijayawada
    April 6, 2010

    Great tips! It’s inspiring to make a cake.

  • Jenny
    April 8, 2010

    I can’t wait to make these this weekend for breakfast!

  • Elentarien
    May 4, 2010

    Very tasty! And an easy recipe, unlike many scone recipes that call for ‘strange and unusual’ ingredients that we don’t normally stock in the kitchen.

    Tried them today. The only ‘problem’ I had was that when I was ready to divide the dough, it was really quite wet. Way too wet to divide into four before putting onto the baking sheets. Tried baking them in two ‘cakes’ instead – which of course, meant they did not bake all the way through the middle. Augh. Perhaps a bit more flour next time ‘as needed’?

    Very tasty recipe, though. If I can get them to turn out properly, I definitely wouldn’t mind trying them again.

  • صور
    May 22, 2010

    It’s extremely flavorful

  • Ciaochowlinda
    August 29, 2010

    I made these last weekend and they were terrific. Will be posting on my blog soon.

  • Lily
    February 19, 2012

    Love!!! Great basic, easy dough. I left out the lemon because I didn’t have any, and saved some dough to mix with cheddar and jalapeños. I also shaped them into little spheres to make “drop scones” instead, ending up with six blueberry drop scones and three cheddar-jalapeno. Absolutely delicious, moist and the perfect portable size. I also really liked the tip on using fingertips to rub the butter in, as most other recipes specify using a food processor, and I only have a Magic Bullet (not great for dry crumbs). Will make again and again!

  • Sandi
    July 31, 2012

    I made these this morning and they were terrific! Like a previous commenter said- it was nice to find a recipe that used ingredients I already had around the house. My 2 boys and I loved them. This recipe is one I’ll definitely be doing again.

  • Angela @ Joy Focused Learning
    December 17, 2013

    Just made these last night for the Tea Party Tuesday I have with my daughter each week! She loved them! I shared a link on my blog: http://www.joyfocusedlearning.com/2013/12/tea-party-tuesday-week-2.html

  • Kris
    January 18, 2014

    Great Recipe, tasted great. I’m happy to have found a recipe that doesn’t use heavy cream. But as the others said my scones did not come out flaky like in your pictures. What is the trick behind that?

  • Leslie
    February 6, 2014

    I really liked these scones! I haven’t made many scone recipes in the past, but this one is for sure a keeper! I didn’t have any milk in the house (just ran out yesterday and haven’t made it to the store. ha!), but I subbed 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt and 1/4 cup water for the milk and it worked out perfectly! I followed the baking instructions, but they definitely weren’t done at 22 minutes…they ended up taking more like 34. Good thing I wasn’t in a hurry. Overall, great recipe! Thanks for sharing!

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