Blueberry Lemon Scones

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 lemon, zest of (grated peel)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 lemon, juice of
• milk
• 1 cup dried blueberries

Recipe

• 1 turn your oven on to 375 degrees.
• 2 combine the dry ingredients in a bowl.
• 3 slice in the cold butter and blend with a pastry blender till the mixture is like a coarse meal texture. (you may use two knives and "cut" the butter in by slicing in an "x" pattern if you don't have a pastry blender.).
• 4 pour the squeezed lemon juice in a measuring cup.
• 5 crack the egg in the measuring cup with the lemon juice.
• 6 pour in enough milk into the same measuring cup until you have about 1 cup of liquid total.
• 7 gently mix the wet and dry ingredients.
• 8 mix in the blueberries.
• 9 knead the dough on floured board 4 to 5 times and pat out to about 1" thick.
• 10 cut with cookie cutter or slice into triangles and place on greased cookie sheet.
• 11 bake for 12-15 minutes or until done.
• 12 *you may sprinkle sliced almonds on before baking*.