Blueberry Scones
Source of Recipe
The Baker's Catalogue
List of Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into pieces
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1/3 cup vanilla yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
- 1 cup blueberries, picked over and rinsed
- 2 tablespooons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Sift the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Add the butter and rub it into the dry ingredients using your fingers.
- Stir the eggs, yogurt, vanilla extract and lemon zest together. Add to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Stir in the blueberries. This dough is the consistency of a wet drop-cookie dough.
- Liberally flour your counter and your hands. Take the dough out of the bowl and place it on the counter.
- Pat the dough into a 1-inch thick rectangle. Cut into 10 triangular scones.
- Place scones on a well-greased cookie sheet.
- Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned and a cake tester inserted into the scone comes out dry.
- Cool completely on a wire rack.
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