Blueberry Lemon Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 cups flour
    1/2 cup sugar
    1 lemon, zest of (grated peel)
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    3/4 cup butter
    1 egg
    1 lemon, juice of
    milk
    1 cup dried blueberries
Preparation
    Turn your oven on to 375 degrees.
    Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.
    Slice in the cold butter and blend with a pastry blender till the mixture is like a coarse meal texture. (You may use two knives and \"cut\" the butter in by slicing in an \"X\" pattern if you don't have a pastry blender.).
    Pour the squeezed lemon juice in a measuring cup.
    Crack the egg in the measuring cup with the lemon juice.
    Pour in enough milk into the SAME measuring cup until you have about 1 cup of liquid total.
    Gently mix the wet and dry ingredients.
    Mix in the blueberries.
    Knead the dough on floured board 4 to 5 times and pat out to about 1\" thick.
    Cut with cookie cutter or slice into triangles and place on greased cookie sheet.
    Bake for 12-15 minutes or until done.
    *You may sprinkle sliced almonds on before baking*.

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