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Serves
8
2 cups flour 1/3 cup
sugar 2 tablespoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup fresh
blueberries 2/3 cup cold butter, cubed 2 eggs 1/3 cup light cream
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind 1/4 cup lemon juice
Glaze:
1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon sugar
Preheat oven to
350 degrees. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in
butter until mixture is crumbly. Add fresh blueberries. Whisk together
eggs, cream, lemon rind and juice; drizzle over dry ingredients, tossing with
fork until mixture clumps together. Turn out onto floured surface. With floured
hands, form into ball, kneading about 8 times. Place on parchment
paper-lined lightly floured baking sheet. Pat into 3/4-inch thick circle; cut
into 8 wedges. Do not separate. Glaze: Brush with lemon juice; sprinkle
with sugar. Bake for about 25 minutes or until golden. Serve warm with Wild
Blueberry Preserves and Devon Cream. Variation. Blueberry Scones:
Gently toss 1 cup fresh blueberries with dry ingredients just before adding
egg mixture. Increase lemon rind to 1 tablespoon. Adapted from Canadian
Living Magazine
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