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Mornings have just gotten better with these Blueberry Lemon Scones. They are made with tangy buttermilk, scented with grated lemon peel and drizzled with a lemony glaze.
A while back my daughter had gifted me with a Ricardo Magazine subscription.
I clearly remember how exciting it was to receive my absolute favourite magazine. It was packed full of gorgeous photography, mouth watering recipes, plus tips and tricks to help new beginners in the kitchen.
For those not familiar with Ricardo Magazine, it is Canada’s one and only National Food Magazine. A treasure trove of recipes for all foodies, whether you are a seasoned cook or just beginning, you are bound to find some inspiring meal ideas.
Glancing through the magazine, what caught my eye was not the Strawberry and Lemon Cake that graced the front cover nor the Hot Fudge Sundae with Caramel Popcorn (although I may try the latter next), but rather these heavenly buttermilk Blueberry Scones.
Scones come in a wide variety of shapes and unlike other recipes where the blueberries are mixed in with the scone batter, here the blueberries are rolled delicately into the dough.
They are then sliced into wedges and delicately brushed with buttermilk. All that’s needed before hitting the oven is a generous sprinkle of coarse sugar.
They came out of the oven with a crisp and flaky shell. And they have a soft, dense interior bursting with the sweetness of the blueberries.
What I did differently and merely as a personnel preference, is I added lemon zest to the batter and drizzled the scones with a tangy lemon glaze. They are so insanely delicious and will have you doing the happy dance in your kitchen!
Warning though, they are extremely addictive.
Can You freeze Scones?
They are best served immediately, however, they can be frozen without the lemon glaze for about a month.
Simply thaw and reheat in a 350* oven for about 10 minutes.
To save on time in the morning, combine all the dry ingredients with the frozen grated butter in a bowl and keep this mixture in your freezer. In the morning remove the mixture from the freezer and continue on with the recipe.
I tested the recipe using cold butter and another time with grated frozen butter. I have to say I much prefer the frozen butter. It simply rendered the scones more airy on the inside but both ways were delicious!
These blueberry scones are wonderful served for breakfast or even brunch!
Other blueberry recipes you might enjoy are:
Blueberry lemon Scones
Equipment
- 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- lemon zest (from 1 medium lemon)
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter (frozen)
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 2 tbsp coarse sugar
Lemon Glaze:
- 1 cup icing sugar
- freshly squeezed lemon juice (from one half medium lemon)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425F (210C).
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and grated lemon peel.
- Grate the frozen butter and toss it into the flour mixture.
- Use a pastry cutter or two knives to work in the butter just until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs,
- Make a well in the centre and pour in one cup of buttermilk.
- With a rubber spatula, gently toss together the mixture just until it appears moistened.
- Turn out the dough on a floured surface.
- Dust a rolling pin with flour and roll out your dough into a 16 inch square.
- Scatter the blueberries over the dough.
- Dust your hands with flour and start rolling the dough into a long cylinder. Use a pastry cutter to help loosen the dough from the work surface if needed.
- Use a pastry cutter to help loosen the dough from the work surface if needed.
- Once your dough is completely rolled out, press it slightly down to a thickness of about 1 and 1/4 inches while maintaining 16 inches in length.
- Next, cut the dough into 7 equal rectangles and then cut each rectangle diagonally in half to form a triangle. (Alternately you can cut into 8 rectangle pieces and then each diagonally in half) Both work well.
- Divide the triangle pieces onto the prepared baking sheets. Brush each scone with the remaining buttermilk and sprinkle generously with the coarse sugar.
- Bake one sheet at a time, with the rack on the highest position, for 18 minutes or until the blueberry lemon scones are a gorgeous golden brown.
- While one sheet is in the oven keep the other chilling in the fridge.
- Allow the scones to cool before drizzling with the lemon glaze.
- Just before serving, whisk together the icing sugar and lemon juice.
- Here is where you can adapt the icing according to your taste. If you prefer a thicker lemon icing simply add more sugar.
- Drizzle the scones with the lemon glaze and enjoy.
Notes
This recipe was updated with new content and photos August 24, 2019.
Oh my…first your lemon blueberry bundt cake made me swoon and now these lemon blueberry scones….I can’t wait to try them 🙂
Lol, do try them. They are so yummy 🙂
These look so good!! 🙂
Thank-You 🙂
First of all Marisa I love your stories that accompany your recipes! How funny re that lady – and how nice of you to take a pic for her! These sound absolutely divine and I will try to make them this weekend.
Secondly, I am waiting for my first Ricardo mag to arrive too ( i just subscribed) so now you have me all excited! I love his recipes as they are simple yet delicious ( not like Martha Stewart and the likes who use 16 eggs and weird ingredients!)
Keep your posts coming – loving it!
Barbara, thank-you so much…I am happy to hear that you are enjoying my posts. Lol As for Ricardo, I have always enjoyed watching him on the Food Network and now I am so thrilled to be getting his magazine directly to my door. So nice to hear that you are also a Ricardo fan 🙂 Yeah!
One of my favorites. Looks delicious.
Thank-you Jovina!
These scones look terrific. Nice Post.
The Old Fat Guy
Thank-you so much 🙂
I think I gained a few pounds just looking at the photos. Lovely, thanks!
Lol ! Yes, I do know what you mean 🙂
Good morning Marisa,
The scones look amazing and I wish I could eat one right now. They will be on my baking list once I settle in my new home. Miss you and the gang at work very much. Thank you for sharing your love of baking!
Hi Chantal, so nice to hear from you. We are certainly missing your presence with your gentle ways and beautiful smile. Have a fabulous adventure and keep in touch 🙂
Most scrumptious scones..woke up in the morning felt like having scones and came across this recipe after searching blueberry buttermilk scones recipe . I must say it was an instant hit in my family ..imagine my 26 and 21 year old boys scarfing it down with extra butter and pineapple jam..
I’m so glad to hear that your family loves these scones. There’s something about the sweet burst of blueberries in scones that gets me every time. And now I’m so craving some! Thanks so much for your lovely comment 🙂
I made these this week and they were a BIG hit! I grated the frozen butter in my food processor, put it in a chilled bowl and decided to continue to make them in the processor. A few pushes of the button and i was done. push it out on to my counter and folded. I continued with the recipe and it was so easy. the dough was so tender and baked up beautifully. I struggled with the ratio of lemon juice to powder sugar for the icing, but once i got that we were done. Again, I eat scones all the time, I love them. I thought they would be difficult to make, this my first time making and it was a breeze. Thank you!
I’m so happy to hear that they turned out great and that you love the recipe. I find scones are not all that fussy to make and make a wonderful treat for breakfast or brunch. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment on your success!
I love anything scone, especially lemon flavour!
Will definitely make these very soon!
Thanks for the great pictures!
Keep well!
Luisa from Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada!
Hi Luisa! These scones are definitely a keeper and a perfect weekend treat…enjoy!
These look amazing, Marisa! And I think it’s very cool that they’re rolled and then cut into the triangles so they get that layered sort of texture to them.
Thanks Lisa! It’s just a tad more hands on but I like them this way as well! Thanks so much for dropping by!