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Blueberry lemon scones
Course
Baked goods, Scones
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
minutes
Total Time
35
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
Author
Alida Ryder
Ingredients
2
cups
flour
4
teaspoons
baking powder
1/2
cup
caster sugar
pinch
of salt
1/3
cup
cold butter
cubed
3/4
cup
milk
zest of 1 lemon
1.5
cups
frozen blueberries
caster sugar
for sprinkling
Instructions
Pre-heat the oven to 180°c and line a baking sheet with baking paper.
In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt together.
Add the butter and with your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour until you have a mixture resembling coarse breadcrumbs.
Add the lemon zest and blueberries.
With a knife, cut the milk into the flour and butter mixture.until you have a soft dough
Turn the dough onto a floured surface and working very gently, bring together into a disc around 3-4cm in height.
Cut the dough into wedges and place on a baking tray.
Whisk the egg then brush the tops of your scones, sprinkle over the caster sugar and place in the oven.
Bake for 20-25 minutes until the scones are risen and golden brown.
Remove from the oven and serve with butter.