Description
Easy homemade blueberry lemon scones with a light texture and fresh citrus flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
- Cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Gently fold in blueberries and lemon zest.
- Mix cream, egg, and vanilla in a small bowl, then stir into dry ingredients until just combined.
- Shape dough into a circle on the baking sheet, cut into 8 wedges.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- Keep butter cold for flaky scones.
- Do not overmix the dough.
- Freeze unbaked scones for later use.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 scone
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg