Saskatoon Berry Lemon Scones
Servings: 8 scones
My perfect weekend morning involves these fluffy Saskatoon Berry Lemon Scones that are packed with Saskatoon berries and lemon flavours.
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Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp lemon zest (from about half a lemon)
- 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into cubes
- 1 cup Saskatoon berries (you can substitute blueberries)
- 1 ¼ - 1 ½ cups 2% milk
- 1/4 cup milk for brushing
- optional: coarse sugar for topping
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 375F and line your baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder and whisk combine. Then, whisk in the lemon zest.
- Cut the cold butter into cubes, add to the flour mixture and then use your fingers to combine the butter into the flour mixture until you get small pieces of butter left. Add the Saskatoon berries to the flour mixture and stir gently.
- Stir in 1 ¼ cup of milk until the dough just comes together. If you notice the dough is still a bit dry / there is flour remaining, add in 1 tbsp of milk at a time, up to ¼ cup of milk total (4 tbsp) and stir once more to bring dough together.
- Take the dough out of the bowl onto a floured surface and knead gently, turning over about 2-3 times and then shape the dough into a circular or rectangular disc.
- Cut the dough into 8 triangles and put each scone onto the parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush the tops of each scone with a little bit of milk, top each with a sprinkle of coarse sugar (optional) and then bake in the oven for 22-25 minutes until golden on top.
Notes
- For the best scones, make sure you use cold butter (not room temperature) to ensure you get a flaky scone once baked.
- Use 2% or whole milk to ensure the best-tasting scone! Lower percentages of milk or non-dairy milks will result in a tougher, less flavourful scone once baked.
- To save time, you can grate the cold butter on the large side of a cheese grater right into the dry ingredients. Then, use your hands to combine the butter into the dough, until you only have small pieces of butter left.
- What if I can't find Saskatoon berries? A great substitute if you can't find Saskatoon berries are wild or regular fresh blueberries.
- Can I use frozen Saskatoon berries? You sure can! I've tested this recipe with both fresh and frozen Saskatoon berries and they both work well.
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