Best Cornmeal Blueberry Scones Recipes

CORNMEAL BLUEBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray; set aside.
• In a large bowl combine flour, cornmeal, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cut in butter until flour mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in center.
• Combine buttermilk, egg, and peel; add all at once to flour mixture. Stir with a fork just until moistened.
• Toss berries with cornstarch to coat; add to flour mixture. Stir gently 3 to 5 turns, just until berries are incorporated (do not overmix). Using a large spoon, drop dough into 12 mounds on baking sheet, leaving 1 inch between mounds.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until tops are golden. For icing, in a small bowl whisk enough lime juice into powdered sugar until drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm scones. Sprinkle with nuts. Serve warm. Makes 12 scones.
• *Leave berries in the freezer until ready to toss with cornstarch.

CORNMEAL AND BLUEBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In the bowl of a food processor combine flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Pulse to combine.
• Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Add cornmeal and blueberries.
• Add 6 tablespoons milk and pulse. Add more milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough forms a ball.
• Remove dough to a lightly floured surface and form into five, 3 inch rounds 1 inch thick.
• Place on prepared pan and bake until golden, about 35 - 40 minutes.
• Remove to a wire rack to cool slightly. Serve warm.