Sunday, July 17, 2011

Blueberry Scones


Can I interest you in something blueberry? These blueberry scones will melt in your mouth. (recipe below). Not what you're looking for? Check out these other recipes...

Lemon Blueberry Pull Apart bread incorporates the juicy berry with the tartness of lemon. 


This Blueberry "Boy Bait" Cake will have the object of your affection falling in love with you all over again.


Or try this simple, no fail recipe for Blueberry Muffins.




Blueberry Scones
Adapted from Ina Garten's recipe

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
  • 1 stick cold unsalted butter, grated
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup cold heavy cream
  • 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
  • extra heavy cream for brushing the tops
  • raw sugar for sprinkling the tops
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.


In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix 2 cups of flour, 1/2 cup sugar, the baking powder, orange zest, and salt. Add the cold butter and mix at the lowest speed. Combine the egg and heavy cream and, with the mixer on low speed, slowly pour into the flour and butter mixture. Mix until just blended. The dough will look lumpy.  Add the blueberries to the dough, and mix on low speed until blended.


Dump the dough onto a well-floured surface and knead it into a ball. Flour your hands and a rolling pin and roll the dough 3/4-inch thick. You should see small bits of butter in the dough. Keep moving the dough on the floured board so it doesn't stick.


Shape the dough into a square. Cut the square into quarters then cut again into eighths, diagonally, making triangles.


Brush the tops of the scones with heavy creme, sprinkle with sugar and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the tops are browned and the insides are fully baked. The scones will be firm to the touch.


Serve warm with butter and preserves. 

59 comments:

  1. Your scones look delicious but my heart lies with the lemon blueberry pull apart bread. Oh man that looks lovely!

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  2. wowzer, looks amazing...I also want that pull apart bread.

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  3. Jenn, thank you for the kind words :) Hope you try the bread soon!

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  4. Emily, the pull apart bread is just as delicious. Thanks for stopping by :)

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  5. These sound perfect! Awesome recipe!

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  6. Emily, I've made your blueberry pull-apart bread many times and it is the MOST delicious thing you could set your teeth into!
    I'm off to make the scones now :)

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  7. I came here to compliment on how lovely your scones look and am left literally staring goofily at the screen at how DELICIOUS that pull apart bread looks! I cant believe I havnt had such a thing grace my kitchen yet, this is the most tempting and yummy post ive seen in a while! :)

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  8. You have absolutely beautiful pictures, loving them all! Glad to be your newest follower!

    And that Lemon Blueberry Pull Apart Bread is making my mouth water, yum!!

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  9. Aw Jess, thanks for following. I'm truly humbled :)

    VanillaSugar, thanks for stopping by!

    Procrastobaker, I'm still digging that name :) You must make the pull apart bread!!!

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  10. What lovely scones. I am in love with blueberries this season and cant wait to try this :D

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  11. Hi Kita, I'm obsessed with the blueberry at the moment as well. Please try the scones and let me know what you think :)

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  12. I just made this recipe and it is fantastic - the best scones recipe I have come across! Such a nice Saturday morning treat! Thanks for sharing this!

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  13. My daughters and I just made your scone recipe - we didn't have cream so we used buttermilk - and they are EXCELLENT! What a perfect way to use up the last of blueberry season...

    And your site is beautiful too!

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  14. I adore scones and blueberries but I have never attempted to make them before. Your recipe was enticing because of your lovely photos. So I took the challenge and made it last week and they were just perfect! I was so happy with the outcome! I will be making these again!

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  15. I tried this recipe a couple of weeks ago using frozen blueberries and the results were awesome! I've made them a couple of times since and substituted dried cherries for the blueberries, very tasty. Also, the pictures on your site are mouth-watering beautiful! Thanks for sharing this recipe.

    I'll be trying the pull apart bread this weekend for brunch! :)

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  16. Mia and Serena, I'm so glad you were able to try them! I've substituted blueberries with other berries (strawberries were surprisingly awesome)and they turned out just a good. Thanks for stopping by!

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  17. is it possible to bake this at a lower temperature? my oven refuses to go up to 400 (it's broken i think T_T)..375 is okay though (haven't tried anything above? maybe i could increase the temperature slowly...)
    this looks suuuper amazing btw!! ima make this after exams tomorrow :D

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  18. Hi, Christa! My name's Alaina and I'd like to get permission to feature one of your scone recipes. Please contact me at alaina@stashtea.com for more information. Unfortunately, there's a bit of a time crunch and we'll need to hear back from you by Thursday morning (8 PST) at the latest. Thanks!

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  19. I just made these scones and they are fantastically delicious! Thank you for the recipe!

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  20. Looks fabulous and easy! I'm drooling - lovely photographs :-)

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  21. Rut roh.... Does orange zest go in flour mixture? (Shea)

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    1. Hi Shea,
      Oops, I left the zest out of the directions! I will add it shortly, but yes, the zest should be blended with the flour mixture. Thanks for catching that :)

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  22. Best scones I've ever had. Thank you for all the awesome pictures- they made the recipe easy to follow

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  23. These are the best scones I've ever tried! Wonderful, wonderful recipe.

    I made these for an easter brunch and they were a total hit.

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  24. This recipe is FANTASTIC!!!! I have tried many scone recipes and this one is by far the best! Glad I stumbed across this site, it is now definatly saved under my "favorites" list!

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  25. SO good. Eating one now and stomach says I am full but brain and taste buds want to eat them all. And it never occurred to me to grate my cold butter. Best tip in ages.

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  26. I just discovered your site and so happy that I did! I am going to try the scones first and then the pull-apart bread (nervous to do so but I'll take the leap). :) Your photos are truly too beautiful...I think I ingested calories just looking at them. :)

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  27. If I use frozen blueberries, do I have to defrost them before using them or just use them while frozen? I've used this recipe with fresh blueberries and they turned out awesome! :)

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    1. Sorry for my late response. Definitely leave them frozen. They'll be easier to handle.

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  28. I just baked these blueberry scones. Awesomely delicious. My kids ate them without any additional butter or jam! Thanks

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  29. Ive just made my second double-batch of these---so good! Such an easy recipe. I used freshly picked blueberries and they were delicious. I made the second batch with lemon zest, which I preferred.

    I only now noticed its adapted from an Ina Garten! I love her recipes :D

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  30. Also, just curious--I noticed Ina's recipe used 4 tsp orange juice. Did you use that ever when making this recipe?

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    1. Hi Marty, so glad they turned out well for you :) I did not use orange juice in the blueberry scones, but I did use it in the other scone variation I did (orange glazed strawberry scones).

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  31. I just made these yesterday morning and they were delicious!! I woke up this morning planning to have one for breakfast but my roommates had finished them all off! Can't wait to make them again. Thanks for the great recipe!

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  32. I just made my first attempt at these, and had mediocre results since my dough caved a bit while baking, making them like really, really fat pancakes. I made two substitutions based on what I had on hand, and wondering which affected the recipe. 1) I used half and half instead of cream. 2) I used frozen blueberries without thawing them first. Or perhaps my baking powder has gone bad? The dough seemed picture perfect, and they taste great.

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    1. Hi there, sorry these didn't turn out well for you the first time. To be honest, I've made those same substitutions with no problems. It may have been the baking powder. I hope you give them another try!

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  33. happy to have happened upon your site. i am going to try the green smoothie pancakes and these scones to start. have you ever substituted lemon zest for the orange zest in the scones?

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    1. I haven't tried subbing orange zest...but give it a try and let me know!

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  34. Thank you so much for your amazing blog. My three year old son and I love to bake together, we tried the blueberry scones recipe and it was soooooooo amazing. this morning we tried it with out the orange zest and did cherries instead of blueberries it was so good.

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    1. Aime, that's wonderful you're sharing your love of baking with your little one! The recipe makes a great base for whatever you'd like to add to it. Peaches and pecans is a current favorite :)

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  35. How long will these stay good before serving?

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    1. They will taste best when served the same day, but are good when reheated the next day.

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  36. Hey Christa,
    I have been looking for a good blueberry scone recipe for a little bit now and both these and the bread look phenomenal! I can't wait to look around at some of your other recipes :-)

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  37. In the oven right now and cannot wait, dessert tonight and breakfast for morning. Thank you for sharing!

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  38. Can I omit the orange zest? Want to try and don't have oranges on hand ...

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    1. Yes, they should taste just as good without the zest :)

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  39. Hey Christa,
    I've randomly found your blog while I was searching a recipe for scones. I really love all your recipes so now I will try this recipe. I had to change the units for ingredients because here in germany we don't have the same. I hope I've done all right.
    Well, I'm going to bake this very nice looking scones now :)

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  40. I am always looking for an easy and good scone recipe! I can't wait to try these out.

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  41. These look awesome! Can you make the dough ahead and store in the fridge and bake off the following morning?

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  42. Can you make these scones in a food processor instead of a stand mixer?

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  43. I love it when my version looks exactly like the pictures every step of the way!

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    1. That just made my day :) I hope you enjoyed them!

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  44. Just made these this morning for my wife (she's about 6 months pregnant), and they came out pretty darn well considering I don't normally bake! I did sweat for a bit, because the dough didn't seem to come together very well at first, but I think it may be because I decided to use frozen butter (easier to grate) and frozen blueberries (locally picked).

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    1. What a sweet husband you are! I'm glad they turned out well for you :)

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    2. Thanks Christa! :) Just did another batch, but unfortunately these ones didn't turn out quite as well. When I turned the dough out, and tried to form it, it just didn't want to come together at all. Any ideas?

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    3. Hi Matt,
      Try adding a little more cream (maybe a teaspoon or two at a time) until it comes together for you.

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    4. Hi Christa,

      The latest batch came out perfectly! There was a bit of loose stuff in the bottom of the bowl, so I added a bit of cream to that, and then kneaded that in to the main dough. Thanks!!

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  45. if you're using a kitchen aid which attachment do you use?

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