Description
These basil, goat cheese, and blueberry scones offer a delightful combination of sweet and savory flavors, perfect for a brunch treat.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 1/2 cup goat cheese, crumbled
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Cut in the cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in the goat cheese, blueberries, and basil.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, vanilla extract, and egg.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Turn the dough onto a floured surface and shape into a circle about 1-inch thick.
- Cut the dough into 8 wedges and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve warm with a dollop of Bonne Maman Wild Blueberry Preserves.
Notes
*1. If you prefer not to use French Vanilla Creamer, although I recommend it, you can use 1 cup of half & half instead.
*2. Approximately leaves.
*3. If you plan on freezing the dough before baking hold off on preheating your oven.
*4. You want the butter crumbles to be somewhat small, about the size of large peas, & dispersed throughout the dry ingredients.
*5. Make sure that you don’t over mix, simply make sure that all of the ingredients are evenly combined to make a dough.
*6. You can go ahead & shape/bake your scones if you are in a hurry, but I like to place my scone dough in the freezer for 30-45 minutes (covered in cling wrap) so that the butter gets nice & cold. That way when the scones bake there will be yummy pockets of butter in your scones!
*7. I made mini Basil Goat Cheese Wild Blueberry Scones.
*8. Just on the scone dough, not on the preserves.
*9. When left in a sealed container the scones become too moist.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 scone
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 8
- Sodium: 250
- Fat: 12
- Carbohydrates: 30
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 5