# Bakery-Style Blueberry Scones with Vanilla Icing

These homemade blueberry scones outshine anything youll find at a bakery, baking up golden and crisp on the edges with irresistibly soft, flaky centers.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar
- 2.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter
- 0.5 cup buttermilk or heavy cream
- 1 large egg
- 1.5 teaspoons pure vanilla bourbon paste
- 1.25 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk or heavy cream for brushing
- granulated sugar for topping
- powder sugar for dusting

## Instructions

1. Add flour to a bowl.
2. Add sugar to the bowl.
3. Whisk the dry ingredients together.
4. Grate frozen butter into the dry ingredients.
5. Mix the butter into the flour mixture with your hands until it resembles coarse crumbs.
6. Pour buttermilk or heavy cream into the bowl.
7. Add one large egg to the bowl.
8. Add vanilla bourbon paste to the mixture.
9. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients with a spatula until just combined.
10. Add fresh blueberries to the dough.
11. Gently fold the blueberries into the dough with a spatula.
12. Dust a clean surface with flour and transfer the dough to it.
13. Sprinkle more flour on top of the dough.
14. Knead the dough lightly with your hands to bring it together.
15. Cut the dough in half.
16. Stack the two halves and press them together to form a round disk.
17. Transfer the dough to a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
18. Cut the round dough into 8 triangular scones.
19. Brush the tops of the scones with buttermilk or heavy cream.
20. Sprinkle granulated sugar on top of the scones.
21. Bake the scones until golden brown.
22. Dust the baked scones with powdered sugar using a sieve.

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- box grater
- spatula
- knife
- baking tray
- parchment paper
- pastry brush
- sieve

## Tips

- For bakery-style results, chill the scones for 15 minutes before baking to help them hold their shape.
- You can customize the scones by adding lemon zest, swapping blueberries for raspberries, or drizzling a glaze.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRXkrVjASrn/?igsh=cHBqc3Jrd3R1eTVx
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/acfb8046-fcef-4d15-987b-d822fb232507
- Extracted: 2025-11-22

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