Strawberry and Blueberry Scones

Hi all! Sorry for the brief hiatus but the recipe posting is back! Expect some summer recipes to come your way in the VERY near future. To start off the season, here is a great recipe for strawberry & blueberry scones that not only utilizes fruits that are just coming into season now but also is incredibly easy to make. Feel free to change up the fruit in the batter, adding your own combinations or even to spice it up with the addition of some cinnamon or cracked pepper for an unexpected kick. The dough is not sweet but it is resilient and can hold up well to lots of great flavors. If you have an herb garden, I recommend experimenting with flavoring the scones with any combination of whatever looks great that you've grown, (particular favorites include a basil and strawberry combination or a rosemary and cracked pepper scone without any fruit.) Anyway, here's the recipe and I would love to hear how you add your own twist to the basic outline I've provided!

Strawberry and Blueberry Scones OR [Insert your own Fruit/herb/spice Combo here] Scones

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour

1 cup pastry flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter (frozen and cubed)

2 tablespoons maple syrup

3/4 cup whole milk (feel free to use skim if you're diet conscious or cream if you're looking to indulge!!)

6 large strawberries - chopped

1/2 cup blueberries

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 400F

2. In a bowl, mix together the two kinds of flour, baking powder and salt (note that if you don't have pastry flour using all-purpose flour for the whole amount will do just fine.)

3. Add in the cold butter and stir until combined (easier with a kitchenaid mixer but still doable without one.)

4. Pour in milk slowly and mix in.

5. Add maple syrup (here you can do a taste test, if you want your scones a bit sweeter add more maple syrup, a bit more savory, add less or none at all.)

6. Add strawberries and blueberries and mix until combined throughout.

7. Scoop balls of the mixture onto a greased baking sheet, (about six balls of the dough should fit on one tray but make the scones whatever size you like.)

8. Bake about 15 minutes or until the tops of the scones have turned golden brown.

HOPE YOU ENJOY AND HAPPY EARLY SUMMER!

Xo,

Organic Eats