the best blueberry scones

Name: The Best Blueberry Scones
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/3 cup(s) sugar; 1/4 cup(s) non fat dry milk; 3/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 tablespoon(s) orange zest, fresh (optional); 4 ounce(s) butter, cold (very cold), diced; 2 - eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon(s) baking powder; 1 cup(s) half and half (i have used 1/2 cup 2% milk with 1/2 cup heavy cream); 1 cup(s) blueberries; ## EGG WASH; 1 - egg; 1/4 cup(s) heavy cream; - coarse sugar (optional)

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Diane Atherton

PINE MOUNTAIN, GA

Updated on Aug 27, 2011

This is the "Cafe Louisa's Blueberry Scone" recipe. The Cafe Louisa is located in my home town, Montgomery, AL. Before I retired, several of my co-workers and I would go to The Cafe Louisa just to have their blueberry scones. One day while we were there, they had a magazine on our table with a write up about the cafe and with their Blueberry Scone recipe in it. I made this several times for my fellow co-workers. This was a requested recipe. I retired in November 2010 and moved to GA. I brought this wonderful recipe with me. Everything optional are my tweaks to the recipe. Enjoy!

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 35 Min

method Bake

yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup non fat dry milk
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon orange zest, fresh (optional)
4 ounces butter, cold (very cold), diced
2 - eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 cup half and half (i have used 1/2 cup 2% milk with 1/2 cup heavy cream)
1 cup blueberries
EGG WASH
1 - egg
1/4 cup heavy cream
- coarse sugar (optional)

How To Make the best blueberry scones

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

NOTE: The first thing I do is to dice the butter and then I put it in the freezer while I prepare the other ingredients. I was told at the Cafe Louisa that this is the trick to a nice flakey scone.
Step 3

Combine the flour, sugar, dry milk, salt and baking powder in a bowl; add orange zest if desired.
Step 4

Cut diced butter into dry ingredients.
Step 5

Whisk together the eggs, vanilla and half and half; add to dry ingredients. Fold in blueberries. Work with hands to keep from crushing the blueberries. Pat into round pan; cut into six wedges; egg-wash. NOTE: I sprinkle a surface with flour and pat dough into a 9 to 10-inch circle and cut into 6 to 8 wedges. If you cut 6 wedges, they will be very large wedges. Bake for approximately 35 minutes.
Step 6

EGG WASH: Whisk together egg and cream and brush on top of scones. Sprinkle with sugar if desired
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