{"id":820,"date":"2026-01-16T15:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=820"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:30:32","slug":"lemon-blueberry-scones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/16\/lemon-blueberry-scones\/","title":{"rendered":"Lemon Blueberry Scones"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Lemon Blueberry Scones<\/h1>\n<p><em>Light, fluffy, and bursting with fresh blueberries and bright lemon flavor\u2014perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an indulgent snack with tea!<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Ingredients:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>6 tbsp unsalted butter, cold and cubed<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>Zest of 1 lemon<\/li>\n<li>1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the glaze (optional):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\u20132 tbsp fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Instructions:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat the oven<\/strong> to 400\u00b0F (200\u00b0C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mix dry ingredients:<\/strong> In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cut in the butter:<\/strong> Add the cold cubed butter to the flour mixture. Use a pastry cutter or your fingers to work the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add wet ingredients:<\/strong> In a separate small bowl, whisk together the cream, egg, vanilla, and lemon zest. Pour this into the flour mixture and stir gently until just combined.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fold in blueberries:<\/strong> Carefully fold in the blueberries, being careful not to crush them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shape the dough:<\/strong> Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Gently knead 1\u20132 times and shape into a circle about 1 inch thick. Cut into 8 wedges and place on the prepared baking sheet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake:<\/strong> Bake for 18\u201322 minutes, or until the tops are lightly golden. Remove from oven and let cool slightly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Glaze (optional):<\/strong> Whisk together powdered sugar and lemon juice. Drizzle over warm scones for a sweet, tangy finish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve:<\/strong> Enjoy warm with tea, coffee, or your favorite breakfast spread!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lemon Blueberry Scones Light, fluffy, and bursting with fresh blueberries and bright lemon flavor\u2014perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an indulgent&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":822,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820\/revisions\/822"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}