Lemon Blueberry Scones

I’ve made so many variations of these scones over the years that I can’t even remember which ones were first! The basic dough is extremely adaptable, and I love coming up with different fruit, spice, and glaze combinations depending on the season.

For this early summer version, I just folded fresh blueberries right into the dough, then topped the scones with a puckery-sweet lemon glaze.

Yogurt takes the place of heavy cream in my recipe, and the scones always come out fluffy and delicate — not at all like those dense hockey pucks sold in coffee shops. For extra-fluffy scones, it’s also important to chill the dough thoroughly before cutting the scones and then to handle them as little as possible as you transfer them to the baking sheet.

You can make the dough in a food processor, or do it by hand with a pastry cutter. It’s up to you! I made them by hand for many years, but now I use the food processor since it’s so much faster.

These scones don’t need any extra jam or butter — they’re perfect on their own, with a big mug of tea alongside.

Lemon Blueberry Scones Recipe

To make the scones without a food processor: Whisk the dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Use a pastry cutter to work the butter into the flour mixture until the mixture looks sandy with only small gravel-sized bits of butter remaining. Pour the whisked yogurt and egg mixture over top, and use a wooden spoon or dough whisk to mix the wet and dry ingredients. Fold in the blueberries.

Ingredients

For the scones:

• 2 1/3 cup (300g) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup (56g) granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick, 4 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 3/4 cup (170g) whole milk Greek yogurt
• 1 large egg
• 1 (6 ounce) container fresh blueberries, picked over for stems, rinsed, and dried

For the glaze:

• 1 tablespoon lemon zest, from 1 medium lemon
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice, from 1 medium lemon
• 1 cup (120g) powdered sugar

Special equipment:

• Food processor

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