Simple Blueberry Scones
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Flaky, yet not too dry. That's precisely what these blueberry scones taste like.
- Author: Inna
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 8 scones 1x
- Method: Bake
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 stick of butter or 113 grams
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp water
- Preheat oven to 400*F
- Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl and mix - flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar.
- Add milk, egg, and vanilla to a cup (a 2-cup measuring cup is the perfect size) and whisk together until combined.
- Take cold butter and cut into small cubes (1/2 inch cubes).
- Add butter to the dry ingredients and rub into the flour mixture. Small pieces of butter in the mixture are not a problem.
- Make a well of the butter and flour mixture and pour the wet ingredients into it.
- Add wet ingredients into the well of the dry ingredients
- Start combining ingredients with a fork. Once you can no longer use the fork, start incorporating it with your hands.
- Transfer dough to a floured surface and form dough into a 1/2 inch round disk.
- Add the blueberries into the middle and press into the dough.
- Fold the dough into the middle to create a 1-inch thick disc.
- If desired, add blueberries on top of the disc and press them into the dough.
- Cut the scones into eight triangles.
- Brush the scones with honey glaze (1:1 ratio)
- Bake scones for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes and enjoy.