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Sweet summer berry scones are buttery scones made with fresh summertime berries, a sunny lemon glaze, and a sprinkling of poppy seeds.
Hi everyone! Sam here from Sugar Spun Run with a buttery, summery treat for you. With the warm weather (finally) here, it’s time to make the best use out of all of those berries that are so abundantly available right now!
I made quick work of my own favorite berries by working them into a slightly sweetened, buttery, flaky, scone recipe. Not only are they juicy, ripe, and in their prime right now, they also look light brightly colored gems nestled into these summer berry scones.
One thing that I always like to stress when making my scones is the importance of using cold butter. I usually will place my sticks of butter in the freezer before I’m ready to begin baking, and then I’ll use a box grater to actually grate the cold butter. This makes it much easier to incorporate the butter into your flour mixture than it would be if you were to use a pastry cutter (I hate those).
Be forewarned that this dough is fairly dry, and evenly working in the dry ingredients can be a bit tricky; it’s OK to briefly whip out an electric mixer to start to bring things together, or even to use your hands to work the dough together. Don’t over-work it, though, because this drier dough is exactly what gives us these nice, buttery, flaky layers in our summer berry scones.
While these juicy summer berries are a great tribute to summer weather on their own, I decided to top everything off with a simple lemon glaze. It takes only a few moments to make and sets quickly over the scones. Use fresh lemon juice, if you have it, but in a pinch the bottled version will work just fine.
Topping everything off with a sprinkling of poppy seeds is optional, but I think you’ll like the nice texture they add to each bite (plus, lemon and poppy seeds just belong together, anyway).
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Summer Berry Scones
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup very cold unsalted butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups fresh berries I used a mix raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries
Lemon glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1½ tablespoons lemon juice
- 1½ teaspoon water
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Poppyseeds for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine 4 cups all-purpose flour, ½ cup granulated sugar, 4 teaspoons baking powder and ½ teaspoon salt. Using a fork or pastry blender, cut 1 cup very cold unsalted butter into the flour mixture until the dough has a coarse crumb-like texture.
- Carefully stir 1 cup heavy cream and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract into flour mixture. Stir until the liquid is incorporated into the flour mixture and until it forms a dough.
- Once dough is just beginning to cling together but is still somewhat shaggy, transfer to a lightly-floured surface. Sprinkle 1½ cups fresh berries over the dough, and lightly work the dough and berries together until combined.
- Divide the dough into 2 even pieces, and round each into a disk about 8" wide. Cut each into 8 wedges and transfer wedges to cookie sheet. Bake for 18-20 minutes.
To make the lemon Glaze
- While the scones cool, in a small bowl whisk together 1 cup powdered sugar, 1½ tablespoons lemon juice, 1½ teaspoon water, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- Once scones are cooled, drizzle glaze lightly over the top of each scone. Allow it to sit and harden before serving. If desired top with Poppyseeds for sprinkling .
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I just made these scones (with my three-year old baking helper) and they are amazing! We froze the butter, used a grater to cut and incorporated on low with a mixer. Pretty easy and very tasty. Thanks for the great recipe!
This is my third time making these! They have the best texture of any scone recipe I have tried. I will say that frozen berries are much easier to work with!
OH I am glad you found something that works!! Thanks for sharing! XOXO
Loved the tricks of freezing the fruit and grating the frozen butter. Made beautiful scones.
Looked so good. Sadly I couldn’t get frozen butter cut in. Had to let it warm a bit but then it was a mess. Tossed it all out and ate my berries with some milk. 🙁
Oh bummer!! I am so sorry it didn’t work out! I hope next time is better.
These look delightful!! Can you use Gluten Free flour as a substitute for regular flour?
hey girl- these look amazing! yummy!
One trick I have learned to prevent overworking the dough. Is to measure out your butter (sticks are great for this reason), chill it and use a grater for small ribbons. It takes less work to incorporate the butter evenly.
OH! I love that trick!! Thanks for sharing!! XO
Hi! This recipe looks delicious and perfect for the start of summer and I was wondering if it’s possible to use whole wheat flour as a substitute for the all-purpose flour. Thanks!