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Blueberry Buttermilk Scones

Blueberry Buttermilk Scones with Honey Butter. This recipe uses readily available frozen blueberries to make this outstanding brunch favourite.

Blueberry Buttermilk Scones with Honey Butter

Blueberry Buttermilk Scones with Honey Butter

It’s a  sunny Sunday morning in May and I’m sitting under the dappled light of the maple trees beside our backyard patio. As I listen to the birds in the trees and sip my morning coffee, I also get to enjoy one of these wonderful warm Buttermilk Blueberry Scones, fresh from the oven.

Plenty of sweet blueberries fill these scones, so I’ve cut the sugar in this recipe back to  a bare minimum. The buttermilk keeps them nice and moist with crispy, buttery edges. What a relaxing way to start a Spring Sunday morning.

 
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Blueberry Buttermilk Scones with Honey Butter

Blueberry Buttermilk Scones with Honey Butter

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Blueberry Buttermilk Scones with Honey Butter
Blueberry Buttermilk Scones
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 
Blueberry Buttermilk Scones with Honey Butter - this recipe uses readily available frozen blueberries to make this outstanding brunch favourite.
Course: Brunch
Author: Barry C. Parsons
Ingredients
  • Makes about 6 large or 12 small two inch scones.
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 4 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/3 cup very cold salted butter cut in small cubes
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the egg wash
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp milk
For the Honey Butter
  • 1 cup real dairy butter not margarine or other horrible butter substitutes
  • 1/2 cup honey
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  2. In a food processor, blend together the flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda.
  3. Pulse in the cold butter. Do not over incorporate the butter into the flour. Similar to making a flaky pastry, small pieces of butter should be visible in the flour.
  4. Transfer this mixture from the food processor into a large mixing bowl. Toss in the frozen blueberries.
  5. Make a well in the center. Pour in the milk and vanilla extract.
  6. Working very quickly with a wooden spoon, fold the dry mixture through the buttermilk, only until the flour disappears, then stop immediately.
  7. Drop the sticky dough onto a well floured counter top or bread board. Sprinkle the top of the dough with additional flour as well as flouring your hands to handle the dough. I don't even use a rolling pin for these scones, the dough is soft enough to pat it out gently with floured hands to a thickness of about 1 & 1/2 inches.
  8. Using a sharp 2 inch biscuit cutter cut the scones out an place them about 2 inches apart on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. I recommend aluminum baking sheets because they tolerate the higher oven temperature without burning the bottom of the scones.Alternatively, instead of using a biscuit cutter, just form the dough into a round and cut it in wedges like a pie. This is often my preferred method because you don't have to re-roll the scrap dough.
  9. If you like you can brush the tops with an egg wash made from whisking together the egg and milk.
  10. Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes then reduce the heat to 375 degrees F and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes or until the tops of the scones are evenly golden brown. Delicious served warm with Honey Butter.
To prepare the Honey Butter
  1. Honey butter is simply honey beaten into plain butter in a 2 to 1 ratio of butter to honey.
  2. Beat together with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy.

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Robin

Saturday 20th of February 2016

These were fantastic! I used partridgeberries and sprinkled sugar on top after the egg wash. I used a small cookie scoop and used two scoops for each lump. They were light and fluffy inside and crispy on the outside. Yum!

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