Lemon Glazed Blueberry Scones with Creme Fraiche
Creme Fraiche Scones with Blueberries are amazing for breakfast or tea. The pastry is heavenly and not too sweet. With this tried and true technique yours will turn out perfect every time.
Servings 8
Calories 339kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons butter cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- ½ cup creme fraiche
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup frozen or fresh blueberries
- heavy cream
- 2 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoon cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400º. Stack 2 baking sheets together and line the top one with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a food processor, add flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Process until combined. Add cold butter and process until you have pea size pieces.
- In a measuring bowl, whisk together the creme fraiche, vanilla and egg. Add to flour mixture and process just until combined.
- Transfer to a floured surface and knead until it just comes together. Pat into a 12 inch square. Cut into thirds and stack on top of each other. Roll it out and repeat two more times. Place in freezer for about 10 minutes. (You can refrigerate this overnight at this point)
- Remove from freezer and roll it into a 12 inch square. Add frozen blueberries or fresh, pushing them into the dough. Roll it jelly roll style into a 12 by 4 inch rectangle. Cut the rectangle into 4 equal rectangles and cut each rectangle into 2 triangles. Transfer to baking sheet and brush the tops with heavy cream and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
- Bake for 18-25 minutes until tops and bottoms are lightly brown.
- Glaze: Combine cream cheese, vanilla, cream, and powdered sugar and mix together until creamy with a hand mixer or whisk. Add lemon zest and combine.
Notes
- You can refrigerate the dough overnight before forming into scones.
- You can substitute sour cream for creme fraiche.
- Don't over mix the dough.
- Use very cold butter.
- You can use fresh or frozen blueberries, if frozen don't thaw or the dough will turn purple.
- These will stay fresh for about a day. Freeze left overs and warm in a 350º oven for 5-10 minutes.
- For the glaze, you can make it thinner by adding more cream or thicker by adding more powdered sugar.
