This is my forth time participating in Surprise Recipe Swap and each time I always have a great time learning about other blogs. Each month Jutta from Hungry Little Girl  hosts a Surprise Recipe Swap, participants are assigned a blog and they then choose a recipe to make and write about in a blog post. This month I was assigned the Texan New Yorker blog. Julie of the Texan New Yorker  grew up in Texas and has been living in New York for the past 8 years.  This blog is Julie’s culinary journey, someone who loves food and cooking. She strives for a healthy balance and that is right up my alley. :-). After studying all the recipes I narrowed it down to three recipes Greek Salad with Chickpeas , Three Cheese Beer Bread  and Blueberry Scones with Lemon Glaze and they all looked good but in the end I choose the scones because I have never made scones before and I love them so much. This recipe is so easy and very tasty, everyone in my family loved them and they can’t wait until I make them again. Be sure to stop by Julie’s lovely blog and explore her recipe collection.

 Blueberry Scones with Lemon Glaze

From  The Texan New Yorker

Ingredients (Scones):

• 2 cups flour, plus more for dusting the blueberries
• 1 tbs baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tbs sugar
• 5 tbs cold, unsalted butter, cut in chunks
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup fresh blueberries

Ingredients (Lemon Glaze):

• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 tbs unsalted butter

Directions:
Scones:
Preheat the oven to 400 F. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Using 2 forks or a pastry cutter, cut in the butter to coat the pieces with the flour. The mixture should look like coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center and pour in the heavy cream. Fold everything together just to incorporate; be sure not to overwork the dough. Toss the blueberries in some flour to help prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the scones when baked; then fold them into the batter. Take care not to mash or bruise the blueberries.
Press the dough out onto a floured surface into a rectangle 12 by 3 by 1 1/4 inches. Cut the rectangle in half; then cut the pieces in half again, giving you four 3″ squares. Cut the squares in half to give you a classic triangle shape. Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned. Let them cool a bit before applying the glaze.

Lemon Glaze:
Mix the lemon juice and sugar in a microwave-safe bowl. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the lemon zest and butter. Nuke on high for 30 seconds. Whisk the glaze to smooth out any lumps and then drizzle over top the scones. Let it set a minute before serving.

* I only made a small change to the recipe, I did not have lemons and I replaced them with limes. In addition, I add the zest of one lime to the scone batter. It was great this way but I am sure the original would be just as good.

Participating in the Surprise Recipe Swap is a fun experience and I look forward to joining in each month. Check out the other recipes in the Surprise Recipe Swap! If you are interested in participating, head over to Hungry Little Girl.

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