BLUEBERRY LEMON SCONES

BLUEBERRY LEMON SCONES

BLUEBERRY LEMON SCONES

A heavenly way to enjoy the season’s fresh berries!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/3 cup Cream of the West 100% Organic Roasted Wheat
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • ½ cup cold butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup blueberries
  • Sprinkling sugar to top

Directions

Whisk together flour, Cream of the West 100% Organic Roasted Wheat, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and lemon zest.

Cut butter into small cubes and incorporate into dry mixture until in resembles coarse meal. This is best done with a pastry cutter, back of a fork, or pulsing in a food processor. It’s important not to over work the dough.

Stir together buttermilk and vanilla, then add to dry mixture. Stir with a spatula to incorporate until dough is moist. Gently stir in blueberries and turn out onto a floured surface. Flatten into a disk 1 inch thick.

Place disk onto baking sheet and brush with a little melted butter. Sprinkle top with coarse sugar.

Cut disk into 6 or 8 triangles and pull them apart so there is at least ½  inch between each.

Bake at 425 degrees for 20 – 25 minutes.

Enjoy!