Blueberries, freshly squeezed lemons, and cold butter are the key ingredients to this deliciously light and fluffy blueberry scones recipe. Perfect to enjoy with a cup of herbal tea on a cold morning! This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.
Blueberry Scones Recipe with Lemon Icing
2 1/4 c. all purpose flour
2 t. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. COLD butter, grated
1 c. blueberries
1 egg
3/4 c. milk
1 T. fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 zest of a lemon
2 T. butter, melted
Icing:
1/2 c. freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 1/4 c. powdered sugar sifted
2 tsp. corn syrup
The key to a perfect scones recipe is all in the butter. Grate your COLD butter with a cheese grater and add it to your flour mixture.
Slice into 8 triangles.
Brush with melted butter.
Combine ingredients and drizzle over scones.
Makes 8.
The lemon icing is the perfect accompaniment to the sweet blueberries in this blueberry scones recipe.
Blueberry Scones With Lemon Icing
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 c . all purpose flour
- 2 t . baking powder
- 1/2 tsp . salt
- 1/4 c . sugar
- 1/2 tsp . baking soda
- 1/2 c . COLD butter grated
- 1 c . blueberries
- 1 egg
- 3/4 c . milk
- 1 T . fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 zest of a lemon
- 2 T . butter melted
- Icing:
- 1/2 c . fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 2 1/4 c . powdered sugar sifted
- 2 tsp . corn syrup
Instructions
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a large bowl. Add lemon zest. Set aside.
- The key to perfect scones is all in the butter. Grate your COLD butter with a cheese grater and add it to your flour mixture.
- Mash with pastry cutter or fork until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Fold in blueberries.
- Beat egg, milk, and lemon juice with a fork in a small bowl. Stir into flour/blueberry mixture.
- Gently turn out dough on a floured surface and roll into a 12″ round disc with a rolling pin. You don’t need to knead or work the dough. The less you handle the dough, the better. Flour your hands or rolling pin if you need to since it is a sticky dough.
- Slice into 8 triangles.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes on parchment lined baking sheet.
- Brush with melted butter.
- Cool 15 minutes before drizzling with lemon icing.
- For the icing: Combine ingredients and drizzle over scones.
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courtneycal says
January 11, 2017 at 10:17 amI totally agree on scones looking fancy and am so excited to make these because they seem so doable! Delicious recipe. Scones are perfect to have with tea. Thanks for sharing! #client
Julie says
January 21, 2017 at 3:56 amooo, scones, so quick and easy to make it makes me wonder why I don’t do them more often. I think a little weekend baking is in order. Thanks
Karen says
January 21, 2017 at 8:10 amOh these look so good. Going to try making them. Stopping by from #SITSSaturdaySharefest
Mary L says
January 21, 2017 at 10:32 amWis the recipe was print friendly.
Brandy says
January 21, 2017 at 4:06 pmHi Mary! Scroll down to the end of the post and click “print & pdf” then select “remove images” and you have a perfect text copy to print! Hope that helps!
Charlie says
January 21, 2017 at 8:14 pmThese look delicious!
midlifeblogger says
January 22, 2017 at 1:18 pmThat’s funny, I just settled into my chair with a cup of hot tea and some warm banana bread, and started perusing the Dishing It and Digging It Linkup. Your post was the first one I clicked on. I love scones! We have several blueberry bushes and I would love to make your scones with my blueberries! Thanks for this wonderful-looking recipe.
Brandy says
January 22, 2017 at 10:59 pmOoo, hot tea and banana bread sounds amazing right now!
Julie Christiansen says
January 22, 2017 at 4:12 pmI love scones- but I’ve never had a blueberry one! I can’t wait to try it. (The bonus is the lemon frosting. I LOVE lemon frosting!)
JESS44903 says
January 23, 2017 at 8:42 amThese sound so delicious!
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
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Angela M (@GardenTeaCakes) says
January 23, 2017 at 10:13 amThese sound delightful and I love the drizzle of icing to top them off.
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Demi says
January 24, 2017 at 12:21 pmThese scones look just amazing and delicious!! Excellent choice of flavors!
Demi (visiting from made by you Monday)
DearCreatives (@DearCreatives) says
January 25, 2017 at 8:08 amThese scones look so good! Love blueberry & homemade yum, yum! Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Pinned & sharing. Theresa @Dearcreatives
April J Harris (@apriljharris) says
January 25, 2017 at 10:50 pmThere really is nothing like a hot pastry and a warm drink to warm the soul – and Bigelow’s teas are so lovely! Your Blueberry Scones with Lemon Icing look absolutely lovely too. Pinning. If you have time, please do share this wonderful recipe at the Hearth and Soul Link Party, live on my blog now. Visiting from Miz Helen’s Full Plate Thursday. Have a lovely day!
Keri says
January 26, 2017 at 9:25 pmI love blueberry scones! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!!
iamzoewatson says
January 27, 2017 at 9:21 amI just bought some blueberries. What a wonderful way to be able to use them. And the tea looks amazing too. I love Bigelow! Thanks so much for posting this.
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[email protected] says
January 28, 2017 at 7:49 amYour blueberry scones look wonderful. Thank you for sharing your recipe at the Snickerdoodle Create~Bake~Make link party!
Colleen says
January 29, 2017 at 8:36 amThese sounds absolutely lovely…perfect for tea time!
Living 4 Today!! says
January 30, 2017 at 10:12 pmOh my… they look delicious! I’ve made scones but not blueberry yet (surprisingly) and never with icing. I’m going to have to try those. Oh and I see your drinking one of my favorite teas… bigelow’s mint tea! My 3 and 4 yr olds actually like the mint too…surprised me!
Miz Helen says
January 31, 2017 at 12:18 pmWe will love your Blueberry Scones, they look delicious. Hope you are enjoying your day and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday!
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Pat Pendleton says
February 1, 2017 at 9:48 amI made these scones and they are in the oven. I have to say it’s one of the worst messes I’ve ever cooked. I’d sayd wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy tooooooooo much liquid.
Brandy says
February 1, 2017 at 11:06 amHi Pat! I’m sorry to hear that it made a mess for you! The dough is definitely much more wet than a biscuit dough would be. I generously flour my work surface and hands, pat the dough down, then roll it to the circle shape. Sometimes I put a little flour on the rolling pin if it needs it. Then I transfer the scones to a baking sheet with a metal spatula. Seems to eliminate a lot of the mess. I hope they still taste delicious for you!
Joyce says
February 8, 2017 at 10:44 amNever tried this recipe before, but will pin this to try soon! Thank you for sharing.