LEMON BLUEBERRY SCONES Makes 8 servings
Lemon Blueberry Scones might just be the perfect summer breakfast—or dessert! Filled with blueberries, lemon candies and vanilla, these scones from Hannah Lewis of The Beard and the Baker have delicious, fresh summer flavors. Serve these scones at a weekend brunch or make a batch for the week ahead and enjoy with a cup of coffee while watching your garden grow. If you’ve never made scones at home before, give them a try.
Ingredients 2 cups flour ½ cup white sugar 2½ teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup butter, frozen ½ cup canned coconut milk (high fat) 1 egg 1½ teaspoons Rodelle vanilla extract 1 heaping cup frozen blueberries (do not thaw) ½ cup blueberry lemonade Wilton Candy Melts
Directions Add flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt together in a large bowl. Grate the frozen butter onto a plate using a cheese grater. Carefully add to the flour mixture and combine with your hands (pastry cutter or forks work, too) until the mixture comes together in about pea-sized crumbs. Set bowl in fridge. In a small bowl, whisk coconut milk, egg and vanilla extract until combined. Remove flour bowl from fridge and drizzle coconut milk mixture into it. Add frozen blueberries and, using a rubber spatula, combine all ingredients until fully mixed with minimal dry spots. Pour dough onto a floured counter and work into a ball, flouring your hands as needed. If dough is too sticky, add more flour. If dough is too dry, add a little bit more coconut milk. Shape into an 8-inch disc and then cut into 8 wedges using a knife or bench scraper. Brush scones with coconut milk, then set on a parchmentor silicone-lined baking sheet and refrigerate for 15 minutes, or longer. Once ready to bake, preheat oven to 400°F. Bake scones for 22–25 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges and lightly browned on top. Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack while you prepare your blueberry lemonade Candy Melts.
Find more of Hannah’s recipes at her blog (thebeardandthebaker.com) and on Instagram (@thebeardandthebaker) and Facebook (facebook.com/thebeardandthebaker).
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Melt according to Candy Melt package then drizzle over slightly cooled scones and enjoy!
