Jane Austen Month, Day 17: Scones, Anyone?

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Now that Valentine's Day is over, and I can take a break from sucking in my waistline, I have decided to spend my day cuddling up to a warm batch of scones.  These scones aren't just any scones.  These are the kind of scones that love you back.  How do I love these scones?  Let me count the ways:  juicy blueberries, rich streusel topping, fresh lemon glaze, and moist bite after moist bite.  If Jane Austen had tasted these, she just might have named Mr. Darcy "Mr. Scone" instead.  I first tasted these at my mother's house in New Mexico.  A good friend of my mother's had stopped by to share these little darlings, and I was there to intercept most of them.  I now realize that Terri must have been hiding a pair of wings and a sparkly wand in her purse because she is undoubtedly the true "Scone Fairy."
Here is her magical recipe:

TERRI BENDER'S 
LEMON BLUEBERRY SCONES

2 ¼ C flour
2 t baking powder
½ t salt
½ t baking soda

4 T sugar
½ C (1 cube) cold butter
¾ C buttermilk
1 egg
¾ C blueberries

grated zest from lemon
 

Streusel Topping:

¼ C oats
¼ C brown sugar
1 T butter, melted
1 T flour
 

Lemon Glaze:

½ C freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 C confectioner’s sugar
1T butter, melted

Preheat oven to 400 F. Sift the dry ingredients of the scone into a food processor. Cut the cold butter into cubes and put into bowl of food processor with the lemon zest. Pulse the mixture until the butter is the size of peas. Pour the mixture into a large bowl, add the blueberries and toss with the flour. Mix together the buttermilk and egg and add to the dry ingredients. Fold mixture together gently, being careful not to break the berries. Press dough into a large circle on a flour surface. Cut out dough with a biscuit cutter. Sprinkle streusel on top of them and place on a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper. Bake scones for 18 -20 min.
 

Mix together the glaze, adding as much powdered sugar as it takes to make the consistency you want. Let scones cool a bit before drizzling with the lemon glaze. Serve while warm and fresh. Scones may be re-warmed in a 350 F. oven for 5 min.

Happy reading, happy eating!

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