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What is a scone?
Scone is a delicious baked pastry treat or a British quick bread originating in the United Kingdom. Scones are traditionally round or triangular with a slightly crumbly texture on the edges, moist and tender inside. They are made with basic ingredients like flour, baking powder, butter, buttermilk, heavy cream, and sugar. Scones can be sweet or savory. Sweet scones are made of fruits like currants, raisins, blueberries, cranberries, raspberries, strawberries, or apples. Other sweet scones are made with chocolate chips, cocoa powder, maple, lemon, ginger, or coconut. Savory scones are made of cheese, herbs, bacon and cheddar, spinach and feta, sundried tomato and basil, smoked salmon, jalapeno and cheddar, pumpkin and sage, etc. Scones are best when served with a cup of tea or coffee for breakfast or as a snack for afternoon tea.
Ingredients
Flour: Plain all-purpose flour works very well for making homemade scones. Baking powder: Scones do not use yeast. Baking powder helps the scones rise. Blueberries: Seasonal fresh blueberries or frozen blueberries will work for this recipe. Heavy cream: I highly recommend you use a thick liquid like heavy cream to make your scones rich, tender, and soft. For the vegan version, you can use full-fat canned coconut milk. Avoid any thinner liquid, as it will make your scones flat and dry. Butter: Ice-cold butter is very important to get that flakiness and crisp texture. It should only melt once you put the scones in the oven. See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
Simple Homemade Blueberry Scones
Tips to make the best scones
The dough will be sticky. But if it is too sticky to handle, then add extra flour. Add 1 or 2 tablespoon of heavy cream if it is too dry. Any glazed or unglazed leftover scone can be kept in an airtight conatiner at room temperature for two days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. You can make a simple vanilla glaze or lemon glaze instead of maple glaze. Buttermilk can be used instead of heavy cream if desired to make scones. Adding too much flour will make it dry, and blueberry scones will not rise. To make the best blueberry scones, never overwork the scone dough, which will form gluten making your scones chewy. To avoid the dough from sticking when you cut the scones, flour your knife or cutter.
Make ahead and Freezer Instructions
Freeze before baking: Once you cut the scones into triangles, line them with parchment paper on a baking tray and refrigerate for 1 hour. You can now freeze them in a ziplock bag or freezer conatiner. Just bake for a few extra times if frozen or thaw overnight. Freeze after baking: Once the baked scones cool down completely, store them in a freezer-safe bag unglazed. You can thaw them overnight, just before serving them warm in the microwave or oven. Make ahead scones: You can cut the dough into triangles and keep them in the refrigerator if you are baking it morning for breakfast.
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Recipe card
This simple and best blueberry scones recipe was first published in Aug 2019. Updated with calorie information and more details.
